Horticulture Agronomist
South East England - hybrid with travel
DOE + car & formal training
Passionate about sustainable growing?
Ready to work with a business that invests in you? Somewhere you can build your career?
This unique opportunity will see you working for a global integrated pest management company, with a smaller business feel in the UK. You get the best of both worlds here. A chance to develop your career with a well-known horticulture name, without being 'just a number.'
What's the job?
You'll be reporting to the Commercial Manager, who has specialised in IPM for over 15 years, and part of a small UK-based team, who are there to support you too.
The day-to-day will see you out on the road, working with commercial growers, specialising in protected crops.
You'll be working with growers from Cambridgeshire down to Chichester and Kent, so you won't mind being on the road.
One day, you might be visiting a protected salad grower, the next day you could spend time at a soft fruit grower, followed by a day with an ornamental grower.
You'll be spending time with the teams on the ground, building relationships, crop walking and understanding their processes. You'll use the technical knowledge you've developed to advise on challenges and recommend the best IPM strategies.
The communication doesn't stop there. You'll be on the end of the phone for any queries they might have, visiting them thro...