Soil Technician - Contractor

Frontier Agriculture; Bourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Frontier Agriculture Ltd.’s Precision Services team is seeking self-employed contractors in the Bourne area to carry out soil sampling and related in-field services across the Lincs region. You’ll own an ATV, work mostly alone and provide a professional service to farmer clients year-round, outdoors in all conditions.

Ideal candidates are customer-focused, IT literate and have strong communication skills, with full UK driving licence and prior soil-sampling experience preferred but not

Qualifications

• Must own an ATV and be able to operate it safely.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills are essential.
• Full UK driving licence ideally with trailer entitlement.

Responsibilities

• Field services including GPS soil sampling.
• Handling of digital data and maps.
• Management and planning of customer orders and schedules.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Clear communication via phone and on farm.
• Active participation in health and safety to align with Frontier's policy.

Skills

Own ATV

Strong customer focus

Strong communication

Full UK driving licence

Able to work outside

IT literate

Attention to detail

Soil sampling experience

Tools

GPS mapping

ATV operation

Job description

Job Description

Frontier Agriculture Ltd.’s Precision Services team is the UK market leading precision crop production service provider, offering expert advice, services and support to growers to improve the economic, agronomic and environmental performance of their farm business.

Frontier Agriculture Ltd.’s Precision Services team is the UK market leading precision crop production service provider, offering expert advice, services and support to growers to improve the economic, agronomic and environmental performance of their farm business.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Bourne area to carry out soil sampling and associated in-field services for our farmer clients across the Lincs region. This role is for self-employed contractors or individuals who are available to support us throughout the year, who own an ATV. Often working alone, you will be self-motivated, organised and have previous experience involving customer-facing activities to ensure we provide a professional and safe service to customers. This is a physically demanding role, and you must be accustomed to working outside throughout the year. Precision Services form part of the Sustainable Crop Production group within Frontier Agriculture.

About You

• Own ATV
• Strong customer focus
• Strong communication skills both over the phone and face to face
• Full UK driving licence ideally with a trailer licence included
• Able to work outside in all conditions
• IT literate
• Proven attention to detail
• Prior experience in a soil sampling role would be advantageous but is not essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Field services including GPS soil sampling
• Handling of digital data and maps
• Management and planning of customer orders and schedules
• Understand and deliver exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication via phone and on farm
• Active participation with the health and safety culture to fit with Frontiers national policy.

We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion. With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values - Integrity, Customer First and Expertise - or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.