Plant Health and Seed Inspector

**Background**:
HallMark Veterinary & Compliance Services has a position for a Plant Health and Seed Inspector (PHSI) to work with the Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate. The role provides technical operational services to safeguard plant health and seeds through inspection, surveillance, regulation and enforcement.

**Key Tasks**
- The range of duties will be dependent on the working region, training, competence and statutory requirements, but may include:

- Certify for export produce, plants, machinery and ware potatoes after examination in accordance with the importing country’s requirements, including issue of phytosanitary certificates and advice to exporters on the requirements.
- Undertake General Quarantine Surveillance and Specific Annual and Multi-Annual Surveys to monitor for quarantine and non
- indigenous pests and diseases.
- Statutory inspection of imported plants, planting material and plant produce to ensure compliance with import regulations including physical inspection and/or documentary checks.
- Soil sampling in connection with regulations made to prevent the spread of dangerous plant pests and diseases.
- Planning and scheduling of visits, physical inspections, collection and submission of samples, inputting of results and writing and issuing relevant legal notices using a range of IT including Microsoft programs and in house systems.
- Be available for and involved in emergency measures to control outbreaks of specified quarantine and non
- indigenous pests and diseases.
- Complete administrative duties as required in accordance with standard operating procedures and agency guidelines and time frames.
- To assist in any other tasks or duties relating to plant health they have experience in or have been trained on as required.

**Essential Requirements**
- IT Literate
- Good Spoken English - will need to communicate with Farmers
- Fit and Able and access to a vehicle

**Desirable Requirements**
- Agricultural/Horticultural experience is desirable but full training will be given

**Additional Requirements**
- Depending on location you may be required to work in a shift pattern. This pattern can be early morning or a late evening shift and can span over weekends and public holidays.
- Will be mainly field based but initially in the office to complete training. If not in the office can work from home but must have internet & phone access

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 2-3 months

Pay: From £29,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Trowbridge, BA14 0DQ

Application deadline: 03/05/2024
Reference ID: Trowbridge PHSI
Expected start date: 01/05/2024