Agronomy Technician

As an Agronomy Technician you will be working at the heart of the growing process at our state-of-the-art vertical farm near Sandwich, Kent. You will be responsible for making sure the crops are grown in the optimum environmental conditions and received the right fertigation in line with the production blueprints. Working with the entire team, you will also be gathering data about the crop and help us optimising our agronomic practices and GrowUp’s production facilities.

Requirements

• Monitor fertigation and environmental conditions.
• Check the crops during the growth cycle and after harvest
• Collect samples to send for analysis.
• Calibrate the various measuring and dosing equipment (pH, EC, dosing pumps…etc.)
• Mix fertilisers
• Get involved in the improvement process and relevant discussions
• Assist the Grower Manager on an ad hoc basis

Who are you?

• You are a reliable enthusiastic person, passionate about plants, and plant production.
• You have a background in plant science, agronomy and/or horticulture
• You are pro-active, inquisitive, and observant.
• You are hands-on, practical individual who is hard-working and articulate.
• You can organise your workload with little supervision, but still, you hate missing a deadline.
• You are meticulous; you know how to be succinct and precise at the same time
• You are a good communicator, written or verbal, formal or not.
• You enjoy fast-paced working and collaborating with like-minded individuals.
• You have excellent ICT skills.

Benefits

• £22,000 to £28,000 pa
• Annual bonus based on company, team and individual performance
• Employee incentivisation scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Vitality at Work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Pension
• Employee benefits programme with Bravo Benefits

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of a great business – you will be joining one of the fastest growing and most exciting businesses in the vertical farming industry
• Be part of a great team – you will work with and learn from a friendly, smart, growing, and passionate team who care about each other and the business
• Grow yourself – a chance to develop yourself and make the role your own as the business and team builds, broadening your knowledge and capabilities to push you to the next level
• Share our passion for driving change for good – sustainable production is at the heart of what we do as we have achieved B Corp certification