24 hours ago
Horticulture General Operative
Keelings
On Site
Full Time
€30,000
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Job Overview
Job TitleHorticulture General Operative
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary€30,000
LocationDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Job Description
Overall Purpose Of The Job
As a Horticulture General Operative at Keelings, you will be an integral part of our team, focused on achieving production goals and objectives. A strong emphasis will be placed on maintaining high quality standards to minimize rework and product rejections. You are expected to actively participate in and contribute to continuous improvement activities across the organization and its processes.
Responsibilities
- Ensure product is handled with great care to protect quality and minimize damage and waste.
- Responsible for the production and/or packing of a variety of products to the agreed standards of efficiency.
- Ensure that product meets our customer specification.
- Collaborate and support the team to ensure that product is being packed in the most efficient way.
- Ensure wet waste and class 2 are segregated correctly.
- Ensure that machinery is set up correctly.
- Operating farm machinery, including Tractors and Sprayers.
- Collaborate with the team to support smooth and efficient changeovers.
- Check that finished products are closed/sealed correctly and that labels are in the correct position.
- Pay close attention to the quality of product. Escalate to the Team Leader if a problem is identified.
- Support the team as required.
Experience And Qualifications Required
- Must have a valid license and recent experience of tractor driving.
- Experience in horticulture farming including crop spraying experience.
- Ability to work under pressure during busy periods.
- Flexibility to meet and support the demands of the business.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Dependable and punctual.
- A qualification in Horticulture would be an advantage.
Key skills/competency
- Horticulture
- Tractor Operation
- Crop Spraying
- Quality Control
- Team Collaboration
- Attention to Detail
- Farm Machinery
- Production Efficiency
- Waste Segregation
- Flexibility
How to Get Hired at Keelings
- Research Keelings' culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your CV to highlight relevant horticulture, tractor driving, and quality control experiences specific to Keelings.
- Showcase practical skills: Emphasize hands-on experience in farm machinery operation and crop spraying in your application materials.
- Prepare for practical questions: Be ready to discuss scenarios related to efficient production, quality control, and teamwork in horticulture at Keelings.
- Demonstrate commitment: Highlight your dependability, punctuality, and flexibility, which are highly valued at Keelings.
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