About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for a practical and commercially focused grower or glasshouse professional looking to take responsibility for the day-to-day management of a modern protected cropping operation.
The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving high standards of crop performance, quality, yield, plant health and team productivity, while ensuring operations are completed safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing day-to-day glasshouse and crop production activities
- Monitoring crop performance, quality and yield
- Managing irrigation, fertigation and crop nutrition programmes
- Monitoring and managing the glasshouse growing environment
- Conducting regular crop walks and identifying potential crop health issues
- Supporting pest and disease monitoring and control programmes
- Managing, supervising and developing glasshouse teams
- Planning daily and weekly workloads according to crop requirements
- Maintaining accurate crop, production and operational records
- Working towards production, quality and efficiency targets
- Ensuring glasshouse equipment and infrastructure are maintained to a high standard
- Maintaining excellent Health & Safety, hygiene and compliance standards
- Working closely with senior management and other departments across the business
- Supporting continuous improvement across growing and production operations
Package
- Competitive Salary – DOE
- Accommodation Available
- Permanent, full-time position
- Long-term career development opportunities
- Opportunity to join an established and progressive horticultural business
Qualifications & experience
- Previous experience within commercial horticulture, protected cropping or glasshouse production
- Previous supervisory or management experience within a growing environment
- Strong understanding of crop husbandry and plant health
- Experience with irrigation, fertigation and crop nutrition
- Good understanding of pest and disease management
- Strong leadership and people-management skills
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of crop performance and productivity
- Good organisational and record-keeping skills
- Practical, proactive and solution-focused approach
- Ability to work independently and as part of a wider management team
- Understanding of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and biological controls would be advantageous
Candidate requirements
All applicants must hold a minimum of an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2, or an equivalent qualification relevant to the role applied for. Candidates must also have the legal right to work in the UK or hold a valid visa permitting employment.
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