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
