Technical Research Assistant
Technical Research Assistant
Ref ADV281
Based at East Malling in Kent, NIAB EMR is an internationally renowned plant science organisation conducting research on horticultural crops and their interactions with the environment, with particular emphasis on perennial and clonally propagated fruit crops. NIAB EMR is part of The NIAB Group, the UK’s fastest growing crop science organisation, with rapidly expanding research capabilities in plant genetics, agronomy, farming systems and data science, the largest national field trials capability, and strong research links with industry, Government and academia. Employing more than 400 people across the UK, NIAB provides scientific research, technical services and practical advice to improve the yield, efficiency and resilience of crop production across the arable, forage and horticulture sectors.
The successful candidate will provide technical support to the Crop Science & Production Systems Department and the Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Department.
Technical support is needed for running precision irrigation and fertigation regimes in state-of-art polytunnel growing facilities for field experiments and trials at NIAB EMR.
Duties will include the installation, maintenance of sensors, dataloggers and telemetry units, and the maintenance of commercial fertigation rigs and rain water harvesting systems, so experience of doing practical work outdoors is essential, as is familiarity with data collection and entry into Excel. The appointee may also supervise and direct the day-to-day activities of more junior technical staff. . Experience and/or qualification in crop agronomy is also desirable.
The successful applicant will have good inter-personal and team working skills with a flexible attitude as well as time management skills and the ability to work independently. Previous experience of working with sensor technologies, wiring diagrams and software packages is essential and is the willingness to work flexible hours and occasional weekends. A full UK Driving Licence or access to independent means of transport is essential.
The post-holder’s salary will be in the range from £19,626 to £25,896 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. This is a full time post.
Further details from/applications to: Tina Baker, HR Office, East Malling by e-mail from recruitment@emr.ac.uk or Tel: 01732 523791
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Closing date: 29 May 2020
Top Fruit Foreman
Top Fruit Foreman required
Ref (Live in) - A308
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Top Fruit Foreman/Advisor to play a leading role within a respected organisation in Kent. This position will suit candidates with strong technical knowledge and a proven ability to lead large teams of staff in field.
The leading organisation holds a diverse portfolio of farming businesses, with this farm contributing to a leading supplier to the apple industry. The farm focusses on branded apple and pear products, supplying fresh produce to UK supermarkets.
The role of Top Fruit Foreman/Advisor will involve assisting in the day to day management of the substantial top fruit farm, including all hands-on duties associated with a large commercial orchard. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing staff in addition to the physical aspect of the role; tractor/sprayer driving, irrigation, picking, packing etc.
Suitable applicants will have experience of managing at least 75 members of staff in the field (picking/packing) as well as excellent knowledge of growing and producing apples and/or pears. Spray certificates (PA1 and PA3) are preferred but are not essential. With self-motivation and commitment, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist in the development of the enterprise, which in turn will allow for progression within the company.
An attractive salary is offered in line with experience, as well as a subsidised three-bedroom cottage.
If this Top Fruit Foreman (Live in) vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 732767 or mark.read@horticruitment.com
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Top Fruit Agronomist
Ref - A307
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Top Fruit Agronomist to play a key role within a respected organisation in Kent. This position will suit candidates with extensive industry experience and the desire to pass on their knowledge to others.
The role will involve the provision of agronomic and associated technical advice in relation to the growing and storage of stone/top fruit such as apples, pears, plums, cherries and apricots. The successful applicant will be tasked with providing current advice and information to a diverse clientele of growers and producers throughout Kent.
Suitable applicants must have a strong agronomic background and an ability to communicate and engage well with people, such that working client relationships are maintained and built upon. Self-motivation, focus and positivity are important qualities in addition to confidence in conveying technical information to clients with varying degrees of understanding. Experience with BASIS and Gatekeeper is expected of senior agronomist applicants, however training may be provided for the otherwise ideal candidate. Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.
A generous salary package is offered in line with experience.
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River Keeper/Estate Gardener
Ref - EC11108
A rare and interesting opportunity has arisen for a River Keeper/Estate Gardener / Water Bailiff to join a Paper Mill Estate within the heart of the Kent countryside.
Our client owns a fishery which includes course and trout fishing lakes as well as river fishing and clay shooting. The 26-acre estate comprises a Trout Lake, Coarse Fishery, River, Woodland and Lawn. They currently seek an enthusiastic and driven River Keeper/Estate Gardener/ Water Bailiff to maintain the fishery, as well as carry out other general gardening and maintenance duties around the estate.
The successful candidate will maintain the garden consisting of grass, flower beds, trees, hedges, gates and fences on site. He / She will be responsible for the security of the house and fisheries site including the car park and fire station. Controlling the levels of the River and the Lakes is part of the role and must be managed at all times, therefore the candidate is responsible for the handover of this duty to a specific individual when leaving the site. He / She will test the fire pump, hydrants and fire hoses on the site in conjunction with the Mill Engineer.
In addition, the successful candidate will be responsibility for all mowers, boats, tools and equipment owned by the client. He / She will manage the upkeep and maintenance of the stock, fishery and shooting grounds including vermin control. Other duties may be necessary for the smooth running of the estate, the fishery and Shooting Grounds including maintenance of the swimming pool. He / She will assist in the organising and the running of corporate let days as well as the organising and leading of working parties to carry out specific tasks at the fishery / shooting grounds.
You must be able to use your own initiative and work efficiently. The ideal candidate will ideally hold a chainsaw certificate, backpack spray certificate, shotgun licence as well as be able to use a tractor mower and be able to swim. He / She will be dog friendly as they would be expected to look after the owner’s dogs in their absence.
The position requires being based on site therefore a 2-bedroom unfurnished cottage is offered with this opportunity. All bills including council tax, water and electricity are the responsibility of the tenant. Logs to fuel the central heating boiler may be gathered from the estate.
The Rota (Hours and days of work) will be mutually agreed in advance and set on a weekly / monthly basis. You will be entitled to four weeks paid holiday per annum in addition to the Statutory Bank Holidays. Should any of these need to be worked, time off in lieu will be given.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who truly enjoys a real country keeper way of life.
SALARY: £18,138 per annum
LOCATION: Kent
JOB No: EC11108
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Skilled Gardener - EC8543 - This position has now been filled
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced gardener to maintain and manage the private garden surrounding a 13th century house near Canterbury, Kent. The owners of the garden would also be open to a keen and enthusiastic gardener to work closely with the current gardener for a period to gain the experience to manage the garden.
The two-acre garden consists of mixed herbaceous borders, shrubs, roses, mature trees, lawns and spring bulbs. The owners are largely self-sufficient in vegetables in the kitchen garden with a 4-course rotation. There is a heated greenhouse for propagation and tender plants. A well-used conservatory is attached to a period house and the owners take pride in having it full of flowering plants in the dull winter months.
The owners are garden enthusiasts and are looking for a hands-on gardener with drive and initiative to manage their garden. They would be required to undertake a range of normal gardening duties, including weeding, planting, deadheading, pruning, mowing, propagation etc. As there are extensive hedges on site, the owners engage a contractor to cut the hedges.
The ideal candidate will have a positive outlook and friendly character. He/she will be organised, able to plan and prioritise workload and have good time and record-keeping skills. Applicants should have good horticultural knowledge, good plant identification and, ideally, a minimum level 2 horticultural qualification. Spray certificates PA1/PA6 are required; however, the owners would be willing to support the training if required. Experience growing vegetables would be an advantage. Ability to operate a strimmer and lawnmower are also needed for the role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled gardener, or prospective skilled gardener, to work closely with friendly and supportive owners on maintaining and managing their garden. The working hours are 8 hours per day and weekend work is not required.
SALARY: Up to £25,000
LOCATION: Near Canterbury, Kent
JOB No: EC8543
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Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment Consultant position at Horticruitment (UK) Ltd
Working Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 Monday - Friday
Salary + Commission: £30,000 -£35,000 DOE
Contract: Permanent
Who we are?
Horticruitment (UK) Ltd is a niche recruitment agency with its primary focus on placing skilled and experienced candidates across all sectors of the horticultural industry. We are a responsible modern organisation, with best practice a fundamental part of our 30-year history. We believe that excellent client and candidate management can only be achieved by making staff motivation and well-being a top priority. Horticruitment (UK) Ltd has significant growth planned over the next 3 years with a firm focus on business development across all horticultural sectors.
Over Horticruitment’s 30-year history we have sourced candidates from either a recruitment background or direct from the horticultural industry with work experience in any one of the following sectors: garden centre retail, nursery, landscape and arboriculture.
30 years of permanent recruitment built by great people!
Your working environment?
Our modern open planned office is in the rural location of Kenardington and is a 5-minute journey from Hamstreet Train Station, and a 10-minute direct link to Ashford International Station. We have several meeting areas to include a conference and training room, an open more relaxed space as well as an outside break area to enjoy pleasant weather and fresh air for all employees.
What a consultant’s role for Horticruitment (UK) Ltd involves;
• An end-to-end recruitment process, working closely with clients and delivering a streamlined and efficient recruitment process
• To have a good understanding of the horticultural sectors
• Write job descriptions and adverts, along with social media (LinkedIn and Twitter being the main platforms)
• Carry out pre-screening, telephone interviewing and arrange face to face interviews
• High level of customer service
• Always looking for opportunities to drive performance
• To build and establish relationships
• A good knowledge in the use of Word, Excel, and Outlook and ability to use a CRM information system including, accessing, inputting and compiling data.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, along with excellent IT skills
• Work within tight and conflicting time frames, responding to queries from candidates, external agencies and hiring managers.
• To handle confidential information and sensitive matters
• To support your colleagues, working together, building strong working relationships and ultimately being part of a strong unified working environment.
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Couple
Couple required
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Skilled Gardener to take ownership of an impressive private garden near Wye in Kent, with 2-3hrs/day housekeeping duties offered to a partner. Applications are sought from suitable couples with experience in each respective area. The minimal housekeeping duties will allow the candidate their own time to maintain other activities for most of each day, i.e. working from home etc.
The stunning Georgian property is owned by a family of six and has benefitted from management by a gardener for the past 41-years, though the present owners have only been in the property for the last three years. The current Gardener will be moving to a nearby house in early 2021 and whilst nearing retirement age will continue to work in the garden alongside a new Gardener, who in time will take over full time. This is therefore an excellent opportunity for a skilled and knowledgeable gardener to move into a position of responsibility, or for an experienced Sole/Senior Gardener to take on an attractive new role on a live-in basis, alongside their partner.
The large historic property encompasses approximately 20-acres of lawns, woodland, a river and a stream, mixed bed/borders and flower beds. The gardens require full time attention from the gardener and although the woods are maintained by contractors, they would still require some basic maintenance at times. Duties include mowing of the lawns (approximately 1.5 days per week), hedge cutting, flower bed maintenance, edging, weed control, stream clearing, shrubbery maintenance, management of herbaceous borders, roses, ornamental pots, riverside plantings, plus other general garden maintenance duties. There is currently no kitchen garden on site and no plans to create one, however glasshouse and plant propagation will be required and as such, applicants must have experience in raising plants from cuttings and seed. There is also a regular requirement for 'handyman' jobs around the estate, though the primary focus of the role is gardening and horticulture. Help from an assistant gardener in the summer months is available in one section of the garden, on a limited basis.
Suitable candidates for the Gardener role will have strong horticultural knowledge and time management skills, ideally with experience in a similar position; either in a position of seniority and/or responsibility as a Sole Gardener. Good strength and physical fitness are essential as the role may involve heavy lifting and extended periods of hedge cutting with machinery, for example. Applicants should have experience in the operation and basic maintenance of machinery, such as cylinder and ride-on mowers, long-reach hedge cutters and ideally, chainsaws. Experience in species-specific pruning (including roses), basic plant pest and disease control and plant propagation is required, as well as a positive attitude and an ability to work alongside the property owners in a creative and constructive way. The successful candidate will be easy to get on with, have good interpersonal and social skills, be proactive, loyal, a hard worker, gets on well with children and is reliable and trustworthy.
Housekeeping duties will be general and basic, such that professional experience in this area is not required, though always beneficial. A combined salary will be offered as stated below, with accommodation provided. A DBS/criminal background check will be asked of the successful candidate.
SALARY: Circa £35,000 + Accommodation
LOCATION: Kent
JOB No: EC23855
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Nursery Production Supervisor
Ref - C429
Nursery Production Supervisor required
Our client is an established Wholesale Nursery built up over the past 40 years, with the growing area now increased to 400 acres. This includes cold storage facilities pack house and a hectare of plants grown under protection which include a range of bare root and container grown trees and shrubs from seed including balled trees. They are currently seeking 2 x Production Supervisors to join the team.
Do you have nursery production experience?
Do you have a positive ‘Can do’ attitude?
Can you lead and inspire a team to produce quality plants?
Key points
- Supervising the lifting and grading of plants
- Supporting the Dispatch team when required
- Aiding seed sowing and transplanting
- Pest and Disease control
- Supervising a team of staff in particular Agency staff
Must have
- Good plant and production knowledge
- Ideally spraying certificates PA1,2& 6
- A hands on positive approach to all tasks
- The ability to lead and Inspire a team of staff
If this Nursery Production Supervisor vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Bolam on 01233 732767 or markbolam@horticruitment.com.
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Experienced Gardener - Live In - EC3162 - This position has now been filled
A full time driven and experienced gardener is sought after to manage a stunning 20-acre private garden in the Sevenoaks District of Kent.
Set in 2500 acres of outstanding natural beauty in the Kent Downs, the majority of the land is for live-stock and arable farming. Seated within the main garden is a grade 1 listed house built in 1680. The house is set on a terrace with the gardens originally set out in a formal style around the 1700 but have since been landscaped in more natural/romantic style. The garden is presented to a very high standard all year round with bulbs, wildflowers, azaleas rhododendrons, summer flowering herbaceous borders and roses, together with woodland walks. The areas the garden include are Formal parterres/lawns, Flower borders, Topiary, Rockery, Stream, lakeside, wetland area, Woodland garden and a small propagation area, which can be expanded. There is also an aspiration to have cut flowers for the house/restaurant.
The owners are looking for a passionate plantsman/woman who is excited by the possibility of putting their stamp on the garden. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to come up with ideas and their proposed work schedule in weekly meetings with open-minded owners. The role will include management of a part-time groundsman who maintains the grass and woodland garden.
As the garden is varied, the candidate will need to be versatile and have a broad knowledge. Ideally, the gardener will have a recognised horticultural qualification and previous experience working in a similar role on a private estate. Excellent knowledge of plants and a broad range of technical skills will be required as well as a desire and ability to work to a high standard. It is important that applicants are enthusiastic and able to work on their own initiative. Candidates should have the ability to carry out basic maintenance on a wide variety of garden machinery. PA1 & PA6 spraying certificates and chainsaw certificates are also desirable.
The garden has a rich history and the successful candidate will be somebody who is going to breathe new life and love into the garden to take it forward with this generation of owners.
Accommodation is provided for the successful candidate. Family and pets are welcome.
SALARY: Circa £28,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Sevenoaks District of Kent
JOB No: EC3162
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Assistant Team Leader - C997
An excellent career opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Garden Team Leader to join an established company located near Canterbury in Kent. The company has been in business for over 30 years - a testament to their continued provision of quality service in the gardening and landscape industry. This role presents a genuine opportunity to move up to a Team Leader position with an associated salary increase, following exemplary performance and the opening of opportunities within the firm.
The company now requires an Assistant Garden Team Leader to work alongside and supervise a small team of existing gardeners on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will manage their own gardens and on occasion and will deputise on the gardens of their Team Leader colleagues. The role will predominantly involve supervising two assistant gardeners and tending to numerous, primarily high-end residential block gardens on a scheduled, rotational and hands-on basis. A driving licence is essential for this role as the successful applicant will drive a company van on a daily basis. The postholder will be required to drive to London on a 2-3 day per week basis to tend to gardens alongside their colleagues. This will involve leaving the depot at 05:00 and returning for an early finish at 15:30.
The successful applicant will ideally have the opportunity to assist with various one-off projects of a similar nature on a full-time basis during the winter months, which will ensure continued year-round employment and an opportunity to add to your existing skill set.
The ideal candidate will hold a recognised horticultural qualification and/or considerable gardening experience, will be competent with a range of grounds maintenance machinery and equipment and will be used to working within a team and on their own initiative. Applicants for this role should have good plant identification skills and garden management experience, ideally on horticulturally diverse estates.
Applicants will need to be competent with a range of garden machinery (and basic maintenance thereof). Typical daily duties will include hedge cutting, lawn maintenance, pruning, planting, bed/border maintenance, as well as a range of other gardening tasks as they arise. Competence with back-pack sprayers and a spray ticket (PA1/PA6) is desired.
Applicants must be conscientious and well presented as interaction with property owners on site will be necessary. Candidates will be diplomatic and have a positive approach to the management of gardeners in training, be flexible in their approach to work, physically fit and have a ‘can-do’ attitude. Uniforms are provided. A full UK driving licence is essential, as is your own car for the purpose of travel to and from the rural depot. The business shuts down between Christmas and New Year.
If this Assistant Team Leader vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Mark Read on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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