Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading, forward-thinking soft fruit business and develop your growing skills in a hands-on, structured role.
Whether you're fresh out of a horticulture course or looking to build on early experience, this role offers genuine training and a clear pathway into commercial growing.
What's in it for You?

• Great training and mentoring from an experienced growing team.
• The chance to work with innovative systems and production methods.
• A clear development path within a successful and expanding business.
• Permanent, full-time role with a competitive salary and benefits

The Job

• You'll support the Grower Manager in all aspects of day-to-day growing on a large-scale soft fruit site.
• You'll gain hands-on experience in crop walking, irrigation, pest and disease monitoring, and biological control.
• You'll use Priva systems to monitor climate, water use, EC, and pH, learning how to adjust for optimal plant health.
• You'll assist with tunnel preparation and planting, including spacing, planting depth, and early-stage crop protection.
• You'll help maintain accurate growing records, spray logs, and traceability paperwork for audit compliance.
• Over time, you'll take on more responsibility in planning, quality assessment, and decision-making.

What You'll Need

• A background or qualification in horticulture
• Ideally some experience in soft fruit or protected cropping - or at least a genuine interest
• A good understanding of plant biology, irrigation, pests, and disease
• A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and strong attention to detail.

What's Next?
If you're ready to grow your horticultural career with a business that will invest in, you - apply today.
Apply below or contact me, Sarah, on 01780 480530 or sarah@morepeople.co.uk for a confidential chat.
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Company
MorePeople are a specialist recruitment business for the food, fresh produce, horticulture and agriculture industries. Founded in 2000 by two passionate foodies with vast experience in the industry, we're a growing team comprising of a mixture of ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters passionate about the sector.
Offering a functional approach to recruitment, we have dedicated expert teams to assist in all roles across a business;

• Commercial
• NPD
• Operations
• Technical
• Growing
• Agronomy
• Engineering
• Finance
• HR, Admin & IT
• Rural Surveyors, Land Agents & Estate Managers

The team are committed to offering the best recruitment service for all professional roles within the sectors in which we operate.
Find out more on our website at or call us on 01780 480530.
Company info Website Telephone 01780 480530 Location Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road,
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
United Kingdom
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