Jobs growth in the farming industry as packers recruit

Tuesday 17th March 2009, 2:57PM GMT.

IT may be doom and gloom on the high street but the farming industry is starting its annual seasonal recruitment drive.

Forty new seasonal jobs are being created in the potato packing business. Albert Bartlett and Sons Jersey Ltd are looking for 40 staff at their new £10m warehouse in Trinity.

The jobs – likely to run from April until July – are mostly at the minimum wage, although some higher-paid positions are available. The range of jobs will be advertised soon.

General manager Tim Ward said that they were looking for line operators, forklift drivers, supervisors and some office staff.

• Picture: Tim Ward, general manager of Albert Bartlett and Sons in Trinity. Pictureby Matthewe Hotton (00644775)

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annie du feu

March 17, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Good news for all who are being made redundant from banks, there are no excuses to get unemployment benefit any more. Or is working in a job that actually has a purpose above ex bank workers.

I do wonder however why the most purposeful jobs – growing food, have to lowest pay, there’s something wrong here.

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Nathan

March 17, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Because the paying public wants its food at the lowest possible price, therefore farmers, can’t pay people above minimum wage

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P Lee

March 18, 2009 at 8:30 am

The potato planters around here are all low paid immigrants. Makes sense – Scottish company and low paid immigrant labour – how does this benefit Jersey?

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Welometothejungle

March 19, 2009 at 12:44 pm

“Or is working in a job that actually has a purpose above ex bank workers.”

I take you’ve never had a bank account, a credit card, a loan etc.? Do you live the good life growing your own veg and stuff?

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