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Growing Manager

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Posted 17 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB25, England

Salary

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Grower Manager position in Ely offers a negotiable salary and requires proven experience in growing protected edible crops.
  • The role involves overseeing a new glasshouse operation, focusing on irrigation, pest management, crop nutrition, and team leadership.
  • Candidates should possess spray certificates and have strong team management or supervisory experience, with a hands-on approach.
  • This opportunity is ideal for those already in a Grower Manager role or a Grower Supervisor looking to advance their career.
  • The hiring company is a family-run nursery that values innovation and invests in both its people and technology.

Grower Manager
£Negotiable

Ely

Are you ready to take ownership of a growing operation?


Want the opportunity to showcase your skills and develop a team around you?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the launch of a brand-new glasshouse growing operation for a forward-thinking business.

What's the Role?

As the Grower Manager, you'll have the responsibility of a glasshouse, overseeing everything from irrigation and pest and disease management to crop nutrition and team leadership.

You'll work closely with their other site to share best practices and collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives. The role is hands-on, demanding, and rewarding, offering you the chance to truly make an impact.

If you're passionate about growing fresh produce and thrive in a dynamic environment, this role is for you.

What Do I Need?

  • Proven experience in growing protected edible crops
  • Your spray certificates (PA1, PA2, etc.) and confidence in using them.
  • Strong team management or supervisory experience, with a hands-on approach.
  • You could already be a Grower Manager looking for a new challenge or a Grower Supervisor ready to step up.

Who for?

They are a busy family-run nursery, with their values still at the core of what they do.

As well as investing in their people, they also continually invest in their site to ensure they have the latest innovative technology suitable for growing a range of unique plants.

They keep themselves busy by supplying to large supermarkets chains and garden centres, and with them growing in glass it's always busy!

What's next?

Please call me, Kieran on 01780 480 530, email me at or look me up on LinkedIn and message me there. I appreciate that your CV may not be up to date. No problem, just send whatever you have.

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