Our client has a number of growing operations overseas and grows produce using modern and innovative growing techniques to drive and support its thriving year-round soft fruit import business. Their principal customers include the major multiple food retailers.
Duties:
- To have a full understanding of the crops needs. Collecting drain and drip water records.
- Monitoring EC and PH. Maintain and be able to run Priva Office.
- Understand planting depths techniques, spacing’s understand plant protection in initial
- stages of planting also ensure adequate substrate moistures keep all required records.
- Have a clear understanding of plant behaviour understand reasons for runnering flowering
- flower initiation. Able to understand plant deficiencies, biological control and requirements.
- Ensure that crop and environmental system are accurately controlled and monitored all the
- times. To arrange leaf, soil and water analysis in time. To ensure bio controls are applied in
- time. Ensure pests and diseases are monitored and appropriate action is taken. Ensure that
- all growing practices and procedures are compliant with all audit & customer requirements.
- Work closely with colleagues in all departments. To ensure that any potential problems are
- reported to the Head of Growing or other relevant members of staff.
- To cover spray operations when and where required.
Others:
- Planting targets are maintained. All operations related to the crop growing are completed to the required standard using the correct techniques and procedures.
- Crop Quality – percentage of first-class product relative to that predicted/budgeted and total harvestable crop volume. Crops are free from diseases and pests.
- All records are kept up to date. Easy traceability of plants and operations is achieved.
Attributes:
PA1, PA2 or PA6 certification
