Agronomy Apprentice

GrowUp Farms
Sandwich
1 year ago
Applications closed

We’re a full-scale, energy-saving, B-Corp certified, sustainably powered vertical farm. We’re on a mission to transform the farming system forever, so that everyone can afford tasty nutritious food, that doesn’t cost the earth. Literally.  

In other words: we boldly grow where no one has grown before. Our state-of-the-art salad leaves are made possible by an incredible team of rocket scientists (see what we did there?), engineers, leaf whisperers, and a root network of fabulous people. Which brings us onto the role…  

Your Role 

As an Agronomy Apprentice you will have the chance to start your career at our state-of-the-art vertical farm near Sandwich, Kent. You will work and learn alongside highly experienced horticulturists, food technologists and plant scientists. The job is varied. While your core responsibilities will be to assist the agronomy technicians, making sure make sure the crops are grown in the optimum environmental conditions and received the right fertigation, you will also have the opportunity to work with the production team, technical team and R&D team.   

 

Role Description 

  • Monitor fertigation and environmental conditions. 
  • Check the irrigation system and carry out daily maintenance. 
  • Calibrate the various measuring and dosing equipment (pH, EC, dosing pumps…etc.) 
  • Mix fertilisers and bio- stimulants 
  • Help with crop checks/crop walks during the growth cycle and post-harvest.  
  • Collect samples to send for analysis. 
  • Help with farm operations when required (seeding – harvest – packing…etc.) 
  • Once you’ve got the skills and confidence, we’ll give you the opportunity to work independently and look after the crops with limited supervision as part of our weekend rota. 
  • Always work in a safe manner, and be involved in our H&S improvement plans 

 

Requirements

  • You are a reliable enthusiastic person, passionate about plants, and plant production. 
  • You are keen to learn and want to build a carrier in modern, fresh produce horticultural production. 
  • You are pro-active, inquisitive, and observant. 
  • You are hands-on, practical individual who is hard-working and articulate. 
  • You love working in a very fast-paced environment. (We will slowly show you how to organise your workload independently so fast doesn’t mean rush.) 
  • You are meticulous. 
  • You are a good communicator. 
  • You have good ICT skills. 

Benefits

  • Be part of a great business – you will be joining one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry. 
  • Be part of a great team – you will work with, coach, build and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business. 
  • Grow yourself – a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level. 
  • Share our passion for driving change for good – sustainable production is at the heart of what we do and we’re on the journey to B Corp certification. 

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