Contact Us | Thurloxton Farm

Correspondence: Keirles Farm, Thurloxton, Taunton, TA2 8RH

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For directions to the farm, see our Directions page.

Work with us

We are always on the lookout for cheerful, outgoing and trustworthy people to join our team. If you fit the criteria for any of the following, please send us an email!

Shop Staff

Temporary roles from mid-June to August (fruit), September (sunflowers), and October (pumpkins).

Very little experience required, all training will be provided
Serving customers and general shopkeeping.
Perfect school summer or gap year position!

Fruit Manager

About

Full-time position available for a passionate and driven individual to operate - and in time - manage the fruit business.
A background in agriculture or horticulture is preferred, but not essential. Excellent opportunity for a young farmer or graduate to shape their own career.
A wide range of equipment and facilities including a well equipped workshop and engineering/prototyping/biological lab space, for curious minds.
We try to make every job as easy and mechanised as possible - none of us are fans of hard labour!

Roles

Day-to-day running of the PYO enterprise
- Shopkeeping, arranging casual staff, stock control and purchasing
- Irrigation, agronomy, pruning, planting etc
- Tractor tasks including topping and spraying
Involvement in management decisions and opportunity to shape the future direction of the business
- Considering opportunities to run more events in quiet periods (Christmas, Easter, etc)
- Expanding our range of fruits to extend the season
- Possibility to run your own ‘passion projects’ such as livestock, for sale through the farm shop
Contribution to the overall running of the farm. This is reciprocal, and we will help you at busy times.

Skills and Abilities

We value intelligence and passion above all. If you have little experience, we are happy to train you up!
Awareness of regenerative principles and nature-friendly farming
Willing to try new ideas and think outside the box
Friendly demeanour and enjoys working with the public
Good numeracy and business acumen
IT skills (website updates, budgeting, etc)
Full UK driving license (essential)

Remuneration and incentives

Competitive remuneration, including the possibility of profit share or performance-based bonus
Flexible hours, especially in winter. Total 2000 hours per year

Electronics Engineer

To join Charles’s autonomous tractor business, as well as pumpkin mechatronics, etc. (ever wanted to build a laser-activated automatic coffin?) No engineering degree required (Charles is self-taught), but deep experience with electronics design and prototyping is essential. This could be at an advanced hobbyist level, so please feel free to get in touch!

Manufacture of existing products using our in-house SMT batch production line
Debugging and testing of prototypes
Design of new products

More info at cseq.co.uk