Grower

**Grower - Vegetable production**

We are a very friendly team who look after our site with a passion and to help support our future growth plans, and to fill a vacancy arising from a senior grower returning home, we are seeking an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic senior grower along with an equally enthusiastic assistant grower to work across all aspects of the site. The Lead Grower will work to deliver seasonal growing plans and support the team during harvest and field work, managing team members to operate the day to day running of the indoor and outdoor growing areas.

**Working Hours**: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday and one Saturday in rotation with other team members. We operate flexible working hours that suit the needs of our employees and the business through the seasons.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Working to create seasonal growing plans
- Managing indoor and outdoor growing environments.
- Keeping both the indoor and outdoor areas of the farm clean and well ordered.
- Leading the team during day-to-day operations in the indoor and outdoor growing areas.
- Leading assistant growers with crop work to include planting, weed control and watering.
- Teaching assistant growers across a range of horticultural areas
- Liaising from chefs and wholesalers

**Personal Specification**

**Essential**
- Minimum 5 years experience of commercial growing/horticulture for senior grower
- 1 year minimum experience for assistant grower.
- Good knowledge of propagation and plant growth.
- Extensive knowledge of mixed vegetable production.
- Experience in a market garden setting.
- Experience in harvesting and conditioning for selling to retail and restaurants.
- Proficient in use of garden machinery including walking tractors.
- The ability to carry out horticultural tasks quickly and efficiently.
- An active interest in small scale growing and food.
- The ability to communicate well with team members and the general public.
- Physically fit with the ability to work in all weathers.
- Clean Driving License.

**Desirable**
- Experience growing and working with cut flowers.
- Background in the food industry.
- Experience in organic food production.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- Commercial growing: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- driving licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person