Job Description

Our client, British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) is a forward thinking agricultural research organisation dedicated to advancing crop production through innovation, technology, and sustainable farming practices. With a strong focus on trial work, knowledge exchange, and supporting UK growers, they offer a collaborative and hands on environment where you can develop your technical and field based expertise. What You Will Be Doing
As a Crop Production Technician/Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting a range of field and on farm trials across the East of England. Your responsibilities will include: * Setting up, monitoring, and assessing on farm and strip trials

• Assisting with tractor and harvester operations when required
• Conducting crop phenotyping using handheld and drone based methods
• Carrying out greenhouse gas measurements and helping develop protocols
• Completing soil health assessments and coordinating sample testing
• Preparing trial data for analysis and supporting trial report collation
• Maintaining field and research equipment, ensuring SOPs are up to date
• Working closely with research, crop production, and field teams to deliver high quality assessments and data

This role involves regular travel and outdoor work in varying weather conditions. What You Need * A strong understanding of UK agriculture

• Full UK driving licence
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Strong communication, organisation, and problem-solving abilities
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team
• Willingness to undertake physical, hands-on work in the field

Desirable: * A degree in a relevant scientific discipline

• Experience operating farm machinery, particularly with precision guidance systems

What Is In It for You * Comprehensive training and professional development

• Competitive pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Employee assistance programme
• Retail discounts and employee benefits

The opportunity to join a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking organisation making a real impact in UK crop production
How to Apply
If you have trials, environmental or crop production experience then I want to speak with you. Feel free to reach out on the below details for an informal conversation.
? Rachel Richardson - 01780 480530 / 07701 387732
? Rachel@morepeople.co.uk
? Or connect with me on LinkedIn
No need for a polished CV, just send over what you have and we can take it from there.
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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