Soil Technician - Contractor

Frontier Agriculture; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in agricultural services seeks self-employed contractors for soil sampling and in-field services in Suffolk and Essex. The role demands strong communication skills, an ATV, and ability to work outside. Join a reputable firm committed to exceptional service in crop production.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills both over the phone and face to face.
• Full UK driving licence ideally with a trailer licence.
• Own ATV and able to work outside in all conditions.

Responsibilities

• Field services including GPS soil sampling.
• Management and planning of customer orders and schedules.
• Understand and deliver exceptional customer service.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

IT literate

Customer service

Job description

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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 Sudbury area to carry out soil sampling and associated in-field services for our farmer clients across Suffolk and Essex. 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 having 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.

Ideal Candidate

• 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
• Own ATV
• 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 SOYL’s national policy.

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.