Note: This description is the same as found on the "Jobs Page" of our Website.

All our fruit is handpicked & requires a team of pickers working throughout the day, carefully picking only the ripe fruit without damaging it. No previous picking experience required; we train all pickers new to the farm.

This role involves working independently (other pickers aren't far away), and pickers are welcome to listen to their own music on headphones while they work. Pickers are provided with all the necessary picking equipment, which they are required to look after and clean as instructed.

Our trees are kept relatively short so the fruit can be easily reached but anyone requiring a small picking ladder or steps will be provided with one and they are light and easily moved around the orchard. A picker will be on their feet and carefully moving around the trees all day, which is perfect for anyone wanting to keep fit & active during the summer while they work. Each picker's work is monitored both for quality & quantity to ensure consistency and to reward good work.

All our fruit is sorted by hand to ensure our customers get a consistent, high-quality product. Once the fruit is picked & has been brought in from the orchard, we require graders to go through them, removing any sub-standard cherries and weighing them out into punnets for sale. No previous experience required; we train all graders new to the farm on how to grade to ensure consistent quality.

Each grader gets a booth in the farm shop where they will work as part of a team to keep the shop stocked with fresh fruit. The grading desks are designed for both sitting & standing work, as to individual preference. All grading equipment is provided, and graders are required to look after the equipment, and to keep it, and the shop clean & tidy at all times. Headphones are prohibited as they prevent communication between the team, but a radio/speaker is provided for shop staff to listen to appropriate music quietly while they work. Each grader's work is monitored both on quality & quantity to ensure consistency and to reward good work.

We occasionally require assistance collecting fruit from the orchard & transporting it to the farm shop for grading. The person working in this role is required to weigh & record everything each picker has done.

Between collections, this person would be required to pick. Before being considered for this role, our tractor driver would first have to be a competent picker as they need to monitor the quality of the other pickers & highlight any potential issues.

No experience is required as training will be provided but experience with towing trailers is helpful.

Please note that this role is occasional as we tend to do this part ourselves, but it is helpful to have someone to fill in on days or at times when we are otherwise occupied.