Crop Protection Manager

Line Manager:
Nursery / Production Manager

Department:
Production

Greenwood Plants is an industry leading supplier of plants to landscape contractors for commercial and new build housing sites. Our employees, the G Team, are at the heart of our business, and we have an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about horticulture, being experienced and enthusiastic in crop maintenance and biosecurity.

• Grow with our clients
• Innovation, investing in our business, people and processes
• Sustainable
• Effortless client experience

The role will see commitment and skill in the application of herbicides, pesticides and crop spraying and ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification. Nurturing and protecting crops with the correct chemicals, water, and fertiliser applications.

• Responsible for Plant Biosecurity matters across all sites and the maintenance of our Plant Healthy plant hygiene standards.
• Day-to-day responsibility of spraying crops on all sites and managing the team
• Follow all H&S procedures and legislation for crop spraying
• Mix, load, and apply pesticides onto fields in accordance with label required rates and procedures with support of experience for either PA1/PA2/PA4S/PA6 certifications
• Maintain and repair all necessary application equipment
• Calibrate sprayers and chemical application equipment
• Proactively identify crop issues in the field while spraying and communicate observations to line managers
• Carry out regular crop walks with external crop advisors
• Safely operate agricultural equipment and vehicles
• Maintain work area, chemical storage area, and equipment in a condition that promotes good safety practices
• High level of record keeping and report writing to audit standard
• Have the ability to spot a problem and promote action plans and ongoing trial work to deliver workable solutions
• Be able to manage sampling schedules and external laboratory work
• Have the ability to question and challenge the norm and create new ways of working.

• Ability to plan ahead and bring efficiency to the team
• Ability to use initiative and be a self-starter
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification
• Compliance with H&S regulations
• Good career development in a fast moving company
• Opportunity to manage a small team and take full ownership of the department so that it reaches its full potential.