Job Description

NRM Swaffham , part of the Cawood Group, is the UK's largest independent provider of agronomic and environmental waste analysis for land-based industries. We offer water, soil, manures, fertilisers and plant tissue analysis to farmers, growers and agronomists for improved farm productivity, as well as land-based environmental services including composted waste, anaerobic digestate, effluents and industrial renewables.

NRM are currently looking for a

Soil Technici

ans to be based in Swaffham on a

FTC

until

April 2025.

We can provide full training for this position.

Role and Responsibilities:

Unload and move heavy batches of samples to the Grinder room.

Handle samples and place them into drying trays as preparation for grinding.

Prepare and grind samples to required standard into batch trays ready for extraction.

Sort samples into order and manually stamp with unique ID number. Attention to detail is essential to ensure no errors in sorting.

Empty heavy sample bags and extraction buckets into allocated bins on site.

Perform maintenance on the equipment when required.

Weigh dry samples and record data onto LIMs system and calculate the Dry Matter Percentage.

Understand and follow the Standard Operating Procedures provided.

To work in other preparation roles within the company as the workload dictates.

Maintain Cawood credibility by always portraying a positive image, keeping equipment and PPE clean.

Respect company equipment and use as per guidelines. Report any damage to management as soon as possible.

Work as a team and maintaining morale and actively offer help and assistance wherever possible.

Responsible for keeping safety at the forefront of lab work and being proactive ensuring accidents and near misses are always reported straightaway to Managers in line with our company accreditation and policy.

Skills, qualifications, and experience:

Enthusiasm, energy, and ability to handle high levels of workload which include heavy lifting.

Must be able to work effectively and collaborate within own team and other sections.

Must take initiative and have the ability to conduct hands-on work.

Strong communication skills

Must possess the ability to handle multiple tasks with high attention to detail.

Highly organised and excellent time management skills.

Excellent team player with the ability to work alone.

Ability to work unsociable hours.

Experience working with high-volume turnover of work in a busy environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: From 25,292.00 per year

Benefits:

On-site parking Private medical insurance Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:

Swaffham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person