produce about us careers planning application farm shop and cafe contact us WORK FOR US We employ over 600 EU workers each year with 450 being here over the peak of our season. We grow strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and cherries with our picking season spanning April until mid November. We have work all year round. Tasks at the farm include: Strawberry / Raspberry / Blueberry / Cherry Picking Tunnel Work Packhouse Work Planting Irrigation Find out more about careers at Castleton Watch this YouTube video on the opportunities Castleton Fruit Farm has for seasonal and full time employees. On arrival to the farm you will receive an induction and job specific training. When picking berries, you will be expected to pick a minimum number of kilos per hour. Whilst working at Castleton, we want you to have a good experience and the opportunity to earn money. Many of the jobs are paid using a piece rate system, meaning the more productive you are, the more money you earn. We generally pick six days a week and working hours vary dependent on crop timing and weather. Accommodation We have a campsite for workers to live in while working at Castleton. The caravans have central heating installed, powered by the heat produced by a biomass boiler. Each caravan has a living room, bathroom, kitchen and has crockery, pots and pans. We want you to enjoy your time at Castleton and our HR team are here to ensure you are made welcome. We will liaise with you prior to arrival as to Contracts, Employee Handbooks and Caravan Allocation so that when you arrive you have as much information as possible about Castleton Farm, your job and the surrounding area FACILITIES ON THE FARM Laundry Room (additional charge applies) Additional Shower Facilities Wifi A free bus to Asda Recreation Room with TV, Table tennis BBQ Areas Football/Volleyball Pitch John’s Story Lena’s Story John’s Story I first came to Castleton Farm in March 2006 with Hops Agricultural Workers Scheme. The snow was causing disruption to the work process and my initial reaction was, thankfully each of us had a return ticket home as this was not looking promising for work. However, within ten days I began my first job on the farm planting strawberries in one of the tabletop tunnels. Within the next month, I was in a team of planters where we took planting into some new fields. As time progressed in April I joined the Irrigation team which involved setting the irrigation systems for new fields. By June, carting fruit to the coldstore became my main priority. After six month being at the farm, my time for that year was finally up and I was able to go on a bus trip surrounded by my friends to London followed by Paris. Read more>> Current Vacancies We‘re always looking for enthusiastic, hard working staff to join the team at Castleton. If you‘re interested in finding out more about the exciting and challenging positions we have available, click to download job descriptions. To apply e-mail us at enquiries@castletonfarm.co.uk or use the form below Click here to contact us about a job at Castleton Castleton Fruit Fordoun Laurencekirk Kincardineshire AB30 1JX Tel: 01561 320409 Email: enquiries@castletonfarm.co.uk Privacy Policy Copyright 2021 Published by reddishpink media