Glasshouse Technician
NIAB
Glasshouse Technician
£23088
NIAB, East Malling, Kent
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 16 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 3a446b69c5db4992b40427d1601953f8
Full Job Description
We wish to appoint a Glasshouse Technician to join our Kent Glasshouse team working with a wide range of horticultural and agricultural crop species in our protected environment growing facilities. The team is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the glasshouse facility, including pests and disease monitoring and irrigation, as well as the team's service delivery function from the Science departments to external trials.
As a Glasshouse Technician, your key duties include:
- Delivering specific project goals from detailed protocols for internal and external customers
- Carrying out all aspects of plant care, including watering, plant husbandry, spraying etc.
A level or equivalent qualifications/experience - Good organisational skills with accuracy and attention to detail
- Knowledge of a range of horticultural plant species
- Practical experience of working with plants
- Ability to work to specific protocols
- A strong interest in plants and a proactive approach to learning
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Physically fit and able to do manual lifting
- Recognised qualification or work experience in horticulture
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office e.g. Word and Excel
- Pesticide application training (PA1 and PA6), training will be given
- Experience of forklift driving, training can be given
- Driving license or access to independent means of transport enabling you to
Desirable requirements
Ideally you will also have:
occasionally travel to Cambridge
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 almost 90 years' experience of technology evaluation and transfer, NIAB is spear-heading the advancement of plant genetic resources through research, technical services and training.
Benefits include 25 days' holiday plus public holidays and 3 days off during the Christmas period, generous sick pay, attractive pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, employee discount scheme, free on-site parking and great colleagues.