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Plant & Seed Inspector - Border Control
Ashford, Kent
Contract length Initially until 30th September 2027
Pay rate - £16.90 p/h
Shift Work - Earlies and Lates (no nights)
The shifts are on a 4 on 4 off pattern working 10h 32m (plus unpaid breaks) This averages at a 37 hour week over an 8 week period.
Earlies start at 5.a.m. and end 4.p.m.
Lates strat at 3.pm and end at 2.a.m
Working as part of a shift pattern delivering physical inspections of plants, planting material & produce in the Border Control Points and inspection centres. Import controls exist to prevent harmful plant pests from entering GB from third countries.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
Requirements:
Successful candidates will be required to do a DBS.
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