Seasonal Farm Workers - 2026, Colchester, Essex

Overview

Weare looking for Seasonal Farm Workers to join our team on a temporary basis at Florette/Agrial Fresh Farms in Colchester, Essex, CO7 7HG.

With some of the best light levels in the country, Agrial Fresh Farms is perfectly placed to grow salad throughout the year, with over 100 hectares of land and 27 hectares polytunnels. With key leaves such as Spinach and Rocket being grown all year round, Agrial Fresh Farms has the ability to reduce food miles, having a positive impact on the environment. The role is to harvest the crops, primarily baby leaf, grown under cover in poly tunnels and in outdoor fields.

Responsibilities

The role is to harvest crops, primarily baby leaf, grown under cover in polytunnels and in outdoor fields.

Details

• Pay: £12.25 per hour
• Working Hours: 32 hours per week
• Location: Colchester, Essex, CO7 7HG
• Contract Type: Temporary contract from around April until October

Qualifications

• Previous work on a crop farm would be advantageous.

About Us

Agrial Fresh Farms is one of three UK food manufacturing factories within Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd, which is an autonomous part of the larger 17,500 employee strong French co-operative group, Agrial. Our Agrial Fresh Farms site is an integrated farming operation based in Colchester, Essex. The salad farm provides baby leaf year-round to the UK, grown in polytunnels, and whole head and outdoor crops throughout the summer. The produce is supplied into both of our 2 UK manufacturing sites for processing and distribution, which is then ready to be sold in your favourite supermarkets, fast-food establishments, and restaurants. The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry.

Agrial has operations across 11 countries, with 100 industrial sites, and a 2024 turnover of €7.1bn across 5 food divisions which comprise of Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial\'s vegetable division. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. In total, we sell on average around 600,000kg of products every week - an unbe-leaf-able amount!

Important notices

Agrial Fresh Producereservetherightto close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

VISA Sponsorship: This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship for the full duration of the temporary position.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.

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