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Nursery Manager | Lincolnshire

Employer
MorePeople
Location
Lincolnshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
21 Sep 2018

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We're working with an innovative and dynamic fresh produce company as they look to take on a Nursery Manager to lead all growing operations in their large purpose-built glasshouse.

You'll join a welcoming team as you look to drive forward the production of these protected crops, taking full ownership of the crop from seed to harvest.

As Nursery Manager, you'll spend the majority of your time in the glasshouse and be responsible for a variety of different duties such as:

Growing the highest quality crops
Managing water/energy usage
Controlling pests via biological control.
Managing the irrigation and fertigation of all plants.
Managing the PRIVA Environmental computer.
Continuously challenging the growing process to improve crop quality.
Trialling new crop varieties.
Ensuring that all practices in the glasshouse comply with the Food Safety Act.
Ensuring product quality is to customer specifications and that all procedures comply with BRC/HACCP and all other certifications.
You'll also strive to stay up to date with new, ground-breaking growing techniques in order to keep our client at the forefront of the market.

The ideal person will be:

Experienced in commercial glasshouse crop production and passionate about growing.
Experience in plant propagation.
Have a deep understanding of pests and diseases.
Have experience of handling automated environmental control systems.
Interested in sustainable food production and excited about growing horticultural crops.
Happy to spend time working alone.
Dedicated, enthusiastic and a strong team player.

If you wish to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact Edina Bremner, in complete confidence, on 01780 480 530 of edina@morepeople.co.uk. We'd love to talk to you about how we can help you develop your career.

Company

MorePeople is a specialist recruitment business providing permanent and interim solutions for the Produce & Horticulture, Food, Agriculture and Garden & Leisure sectors across the UK and internationally. Our focus is on retail and foodservice supply chains, from ‘own label’ suppliers to blue chip brands.

Founded in 2000, our team comprises extremely knowledgeable ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters who are passionate about the sectors. We take a functional approach to recruitment with dedicated teams for Commercial, Technical, Operational, HR and Finance roles. The majority of placements are for permanent, full-time professional roles ranging from Junior Managers to Senior Directors.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01780 480530
Location
Riverside Suite
Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
United Kingdom

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