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Farm Quality Assistant

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Blackwatertown, Co. Armagh.

Northway Mushrooms, are currently recruiting for a Farm Quality Assistant to join their team in Blackwatertown, Co.Armagh.

Northway Mushrooms is a Producer Organisation consisting of a group of 18 modern commercial mushroom production units. We are one of the major suppliers of fresh mushrooms into the UK and ROI. Our farms supply over 35,000 tonnes of high-quality product annually with a sales value of over £55 million. We supply into all the major UK retailers including Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsburys and M&S. All our farms are Quality Assured and meet exacting standards of Food Safety, Staff Management and Environmental Stewartship.

This role offers an exciting but challenging career development opportunity with potential as a stepping stone to various management opportunities within Commercial Horticulture and Fresh Product Supply.

We can offer a varied and challenging training opportunity to the right candidate. The position will involve a range of Quality and Technical support roles including..

  • Farm Quality Assurance
  • Farm Certification Schemes
  • Product Quality Management
  • Customer Liaison
  • Personnel Management
  • Supervisory and Leadership Skills
  • Health and Safety Management
  • Environmental Management

Candidates must be self-motivated, hard-working and a team player with people management aptitude. The position will involve travel to farm locations

Experience and Qualifications required for Farm Quality Assistant

  • Working towards a 3rd level qualification in a horticulture, agriculture or food related subject
  • Driving licence essential
  • Experience desirable

What we have to offer:

  • Monday to Friday – 8.30 – 4.30
  • Onsite parking
  • 28 days holidays

Please send a CV to denise@northwaymushrooms.co.uk by 31st March 2022.