The team at the summer staff party, picnic tables, balloons and bunting in the courtyard by the tunnels

Work With Us

Join the team

We're looking for enthusiastic, reliable people to join our team at WH Porter for the 2027 season (May–October). Whether you're an agricultural student, seeking seasonal work, or passionate about Scotland's soft fruit industry, we offer a welcoming environment, competitive pay, and on-site accommodation.

If you would like to work at East Scryne between May and October 2027, please fill out the application form below and click send. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Group of the team in front of the East Scryne Party sign on the shed

Workers sharing a barbecue meal at a picnic table at the staff party

Another group lined up under the East Scryne Party sign, bunting along the shed

A large group of the team smiling in the evening sun at the East Scryne Party

The jobs

What the work involves

There is a wide range of work through the year. This chart shows the main jobs and the months they run.

Main jobs and the months they run through the year
Job	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Strawberry pickingPicking fruit into punnets in the tunnels	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
PackingGrading and packing fruit in the packhouse	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Crop careTrimming leaves, removing runners and training plants	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
PlantingPlanting new strawberry plants on the tabletops	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Tunnel workCovering and uncovering the polytunnels	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Living here

Accommodation, facilities and pay

Accommodation

Accommodation is available on site in static caravans at East Scryne and West Scryne, a short walk from the fields and the packhouse, so there is no commute to work.

Aerial view of the static caravans beside the steading and tunnels at East Scryne — East Scryne

Aerial view of the static caravans beside the steading at West Scryne — West Scryne

Facilities

On-site gym
Shared TV and snooker room
WiFi
Bicycles available if you would like one

Wages

Our supervisors and quality control team earn competitive wages.

Strawberry pickers are paid piece rate, and never less than the National Living Wage of £12.71 an hour.

Our top pickers earn over £20 an hour.

Local area

Carnoustie and Arbroath

East Scryne sits on the Angus coast between two seaside towns, both a short drive or bike ride away.

Aerial view along the Angus coast from the farm, fields running down to the sea

Carnoustie

A friendly seaside town with a long sandy beach and the famous Carnoustie Golf Links, which have hosted The Open.

It has shops, cafés and a supermarket, and a railway station with trains to Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Arbroath

A historic harbour town, home of the Arbroath smokie and the ruins of Arbroath Abbey, where the Declaration of Arbroath was written in 1320.

It has a bigger choice of shops and supermarkets, cliff-top walks along the coast and its own railway station.