JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Warehouse Assistant (Modern Apprenticeship SCQF Level 5) – Tarff Valley, Newtown St Boswells

Role: Suitable for ages 16 – 24
Location: Tarff Valley, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PP
Pay Rate: Dependent on age
Start date: Monday 13 January 2025
Hours: Part time – 16 hours per week

Are you looking to kickstart your career in warehousing while gaining a recognised qualification? Tarff Valley has an exciting opportunity for a Warehouse Assistant through our SCQF Level 5 Modern Apprenticeship programme.
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As part of this role, you will support our Warehouse and shop teams with essential daily tasks, including managing stock control, warehouse cleanliness, receiving goods and organising customer orders.

Upon completing the apprenticeship, you will earn a Modern Apprenticeship qualification at SCQF Level 5. This is an ideal position for anyone seeking hands-on work experience in a warehouse environment.

Responsibilities:
• Stock control
• Processing goods in
• Handling orders and receiving goods
• Organising and storing goods in facilities
• Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace
• Serving customers in warehouse
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Ideal candidates will:
• Have a keen eye for detail and strong organisational skills.
• Be proactive and capable of working independently.
• Possess good communication skills to liaise with staff
• Be IT-savvy and a collaborative team player

Training & Development – throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain:
• Certificates in First Aid, Health & Safety, and Forklift operation
• Ongoing support and mentorship to help you succeed

To apply, please email William Herd at william.herd@tarffvalley.co.uk with your CV and a brief outline of your interest in this vacancy.
Application Deadline: Tuesday 24th December 2024. Applications will be reviewed on Friday 3rd Jan 2025.

Start your journey with Tarff Valley and develop a rewarding career in warehousing and logistics!

Location: North Northumberland/Scottish Borders

Family run arable business operating on 400ha of owned land. Primary crop is milling wheat, with OSR, barley and vining peas in the rotation. Also run a small flock of lambing ewes and a commercial pheasant shoot. Conservation is a key consideration for this business.

Looking for someone enthusiastic and self-motivated to join the team and undertake a full range of farm activities including:

• Cultivations

• Spraying

• Fertiliser spreading

• Trailer work

• Combine operator for the right candidate

• Loading grain lorries and helping in the grain store (cleaning, inspection, documentation etc)

• Fencing

• Forestry

• Machinery and farm maintenance

• Conservation and estate maintenance

Required education, skills and qualifications:

• Full UK Driving License

• PA1, PA2

• Tele-handler

A chainsaw license, good workshop skills, PA4, PA6 and experience of using GPS systems would be an advantage but not essential. Additional training will be given to the right candidate.

The ideal candidate will be:

• honest, enthusiastic, motivated and a real team player

• safety conscious

• happy to turn their hand to all jobs

• prepared to work the hours required during busy periods

A competitive employment package will be offered together with a house. Please apply with a full CV – all applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Job to start by March 2025, but can start as soon as available.

40 hours/week; plus further hours as required.

Pay dependent on experience and skill set.

Experienced GFW required to join a dedicated team on farm near Duns.

Must be motivated, diligent, and reliable. Duties will include day-to-day stock work and tractor work, with every 3rd weekend on.
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The farm has a pig enterprise with 350 sows and is looking to expand arable contracting business in SE Scotland. Stock experience would be an advantage whilst with pig not essential as pig training will be applied on farm.
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The company has an ongoing training program for all employees and is fully compliant in all health and safety awareness programmes.
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The farm is a 15-minute drive from the centre of Duns. Attractive package for the right candidate.

A motivated, diligent and reliable person required to join a small dedicated team on farm near Dumfries. Duties would include day-to-day stock work and tractor work as required.

The farm is one of three dairy/stock/arable units based within the Cowhill Trust Estate in SW Scotland.

The company has an ongoing training program for all employees where required and is fully compliant in all health and safety awareness programmes.

The Cowhill Trust is an Idyllic estate running alongside the river Nith, there are train and bus routes nearby, 10 minute drive from centre of Dumfries.

A competitive package and accommodation available for the right candidate.

Various Harvest Positions available on farms in the Scottish Borders from mid July/August - October

Grain Carting, Cultivations, Drier Work

Tractor Driving Experience Essential

Are you looking for lambing work in 2025?

Please get in touch with references and availability.

Staff required for indoor (days or nights) and outdoor lambings.

We have a number of members who occasionally require help with sheep work. Good dogs an advantage

If you are travelling at present or are planning a trip in the next year, let us know if you are looking for stock work or a harvest job.

Send us your CV

Experience Essential.

Labour positions always available. Builders, fencers, tractor drivers and stockmen etc. Recruiting now for spring work, lambing, calving and harvest.