Crop Protection Manager

Job title: Crop Protection Manager

Site: Various

Line Manager:  Nursery  / Production Manager

Department: Production

Greenwood Plants is an industry leading supplier of plants to landscape contractors for commercial and new build housing sites. Our employees, the G Team, are at the heart of our business, and we have an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about horticulture, being experienced and enthusiastic in crop maintenance and biosecurity.

Company Values:

• Grow with our clients
• Deliver Excellence
• Innovation, investing in our business, people and processes
• Sustainable
• Effortless client experience

Job role:

The role will see commitment and skill in the application of herbicides, pesticides and crop spraying and ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification. Nurturing and protecting crops with the correct chemicals, water, and fertiliser applications.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for Plant Biosecurity matters across all sites and the maintenance of our Plant Healthy plant hygiene standards.
• Day-to-day responsibility of spraying crops on all sites and managing the team
• Follow all H&S procedures and legislation for crop spraying
• Mix, load, and apply pesticides onto fields in accordance with label required rates and procedures with support of experience for either PA1/PA2/PA4S/PA6 certifications
• Maintain and repair all necessary application equipment
• Calibrate sprayers and chemical application equipment
• Proactively identify crop issues in the field while spraying and communicate observations to line managers
• Carry out regular crop walks with external crop advisors
• Safely operate agricultural equipment and vehicles
• Maintain work area, chemical storage area, and equipment in a condition that promotes good safety practices
• High level of record keeping and report writing to audit standard
• Have the ability to spot a problem and promote action plans and ongoing trial work to deliver workable solutions
• Be able to manage sampling schedules and external laboratory work
• Have the ability to question and challenge the norm and create new ways of working.

Requisites:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to plan ahead and bring efficiency to the team
• Excellent time management
• Ability to use initiative and be a self-starter
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification
• Compliance with H&S regulations
• Excellent communication

Opportunities

• Good career development in a fast moving company
• Further learning, potential BASIS qualification
• Opportunity to manage a small team and take full ownership of the department so that it reaches its full potential.

To apply email your CV at john@greenwoodplants.co.uk