Become a Seasonal Worker for us
Seasonal production workers are essential to our operations and we welcome reliable hard-workers to join a team of around 70 people. The welfare and happiness of our greenhouse workforce is very important to us, and we take great care to ensure your safety and comfort during your time as a member of the Quantil team. We often have workers from previous years return to work for us again.
How to apply
To apply for seasonal roles, contact us:
Email:
recruitment@quantil.co.uk
Telephone:
01695 573245
What is the work like?
While at Quantil, you will have the opportunity to experience various roles, ensuring that each day is interesting. The roles include seed sowing, placing orders, harvesting plants and ensuring they have the correct labelling and packaging, and loading to send to the customer.
The work is physically demanding and requires a good level of fitness. A large amount of your day will be inside our greenhouses, where temperatures can, at times, be high. Your health and safety is our priority. As a responsible employer we are rigorously audited by Global GAP and the Red Tractor scheme each year. We have a very good Health & Safety record. We provide all personal protective equipment that you will need to do your job safely; give full inductions and thorough training to all employees; and during the working day you will have regular paid breaks and access to amenities and canteen facilities.
Work hours
We normally work 5/ 6 days a week, for 39+ hours a week. The hours are determined by our crops and the level of demand, and will be decided by your manager accordingly.
Payment
We offer highly competitive rates of pay, which includes free accommodation. Payment will be made every week, into a One Pay bank account which we will help you set up on arrival in the UK.
Accommodation
You will be staying, free of charge, in a private, secure caravan site with the community of seasonal workers. These caravans are well equipped with your comfort and convenience in mind. Each caravan has 3 bedrooms and houses 4 - 6 people. There is 1 double bed, and 2 bedrooms containing 2 single beds.
Amenities included in each caravan are:
- Fully equipped kitchens, with utensils, stove, microwave and refrigerator
- Bathroom with shower, sink and toilet
- Seating area to relax
- WiFi and Polish satellite TV
- Heating
- Bed linen
- Easy access to washing machines and dryers on site
- 3x gas bottles (per caravan) and 4x electric cards (per person). Further fuel consumption will be charged per person
- CCTV security for the site
Local area
Martin Lane Nursery is 3 miles away from Burscough, and 4 miles from Southport and Ormskirk.
There is a supermarket, banks, pubs and a sports centre in Burscough, and there are multiple supermarkets - including several Polish grocery shops - clothes and other shops, banks, pubs, discos, cinemas and swimming pools in the larger towns of Southport and Ormskirk. Health services, including doctors and dentists, are locally available.
We provide a bus service for free to the supermarkets in Southport once a week, and there are also local buses to the local towns, which you can get from a bus stop ten minutes from the nursery site. You can also visit major cities such as Preston, Manchester and Liverpool via a short train journey from Burscough.
Getting to the UK
Quantil book and pay for your plane ticket to the UK, and we make sure you are well informed of all the necessary details for travel.
You do not have to pay for your plane ticket to the UK, unless in the event of the withdrawal of the employment contract, in which case you will be charged.
What do you need to bring?
- Workwear (we will supply hi-vis vests on site)
- Safety Shoes or Trainers - which we will refund you up to £20 for upon arrival
- Passport / ID card
- We advise that you bring £100 for the first week
How to apply
To apply for seasonal roles, contact us:
Email: recruitment@quantil.co.uk
Telephone: 01695 573245
Environmental Responsibility
At Quantil, we are committed to taking responsibility for our environmental impact.
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