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Get yourself a Pole on a zero hour contract. Don't take the piss, and try to give them as much as you can/treat them fairly- hopefully it will all go well and they will end up recruiting their mates to work for you as well.
If you will be doing the driving you should be able to find a Pole who doesn't drive, and is sick to the back teeth of factory type work and will graft like heck for a varied outdoor job.
Poles come ready trained in all manner of outdoor tasks!
Have you had experience hiring someone like you have explained?
A zero hour contract gives him the confidence to give it a go. He can hardly be any worse than McDonalds as an employer. My next words were "Don't take the piss, and try to give them as much as you can/treat them fairly- hopefully it will all go well and they will end up recruiting their mates to work for you as well."
My first guy worked for me five years before moving home. I currently have one guy who has worked for me almost three years and another for almost two. I give them the best tools, the best PPE (whatever they want, ear defenders with phone inputs for music are a big win) and I even provide a washing machine at the yard for them to wash their clothes.
Most of my work is priced clearance or maintenance, where they do not have to get involved with the customers, so the language barrier is not an issue. They just graft. Better than any English person I've ever hired.
This works well for me, it may not work for you...