Plant Technician

2 weeks ago

Cambridge Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom NIAB Full time

ABOUT THE JOB Join our team - use your skills to deliver field trials that put potato science into practice.
The role will support delivery of field trials, monitoring and post-harvest processing, as well as liaison with farmer hosts and customers. practical aspects of field and glasshouse experiments, including assessments of soil, crops and disease.
operating field, laboratory and research equipment.
carrying out protocols and processing data
Please note that the work is often physically demanding with a range of daily physical activity required walking, standing, bending and manual handling of items up to 20kg. We are happy to discuss flexible hours (e.g. to fit around caring roles) and/or to explore the opportunity for the role to support apprenticeship training at Level 4 or 5.
Salary: from £23,088 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday; part-time over 5 days, minimum 25 hours considered
Good organisational and planning skills, able to prioritise and organise time and work tasks
Flexibility able to work alone and as part of a small team
A full UK driving licence or access to independent means of transport is essential.
Good numeracy and data handling skills
Experience of field experimentation or ecological monitoring
If you want to take up Apprenticeship funding, you must meet eligibility criteria, including valid residency status.
NIAB is a dynamic, research led and market driven plant bioscience organisation, with an emphasis on innovative applications for end-users in the agricultural, horticultural and food sectors. With over 100 years experience of research and knowledge exchange, NIAB is a leading research centre for potato agronomy and also provides a range of technical services and training for the potato industry. The NIAB Potatoes and Analytical Services teams provide research support services and analysis for NIAB research and a range of external customers.
NIAB actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. As a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing people living with a disability.
The role is based at NIAB Park Farm, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ, 4 miles from Cambridge city centre. Free on-site parking and linked by cycle ways and regular buses to Cambridge city centre and railway station. Benefits include 25 days holiday plus public holidays and 3 days off during the Christmas period, some opportunity for flexible working, generous sick pay, attractive pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, employee discount scheme, free on-site parking.
Click the Apply button to visit our website for further details and to apply directly. In your application, please indicate your preferred working pattern (e.g. full-time; school hours in term time, with 2 full days per week in the holidays) and whether you are interested in undertaking an Apprenticeship programme.
Please note that following changes to Immigration Law in April 2024, this role does not qualify for a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Candidates with independently held immigration permission would be considered.

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