Agricultural Field Technician

Job Description

Job title: Agricultural Field Technician

Company: Frontier Agriculture

Job description: We are looking for an Agricultural Field Technician to join the SOYL team, based at Hermitage (near Newbury) on a fixed-term, full-time basis.

We are looking for an Agricultural Field Technician to support our satellite imagery service to growers. You will play a key role in collecting and gathering in-field data across Berkshire and Hampshire from January to May. Often working alone, you will be self-motivated, organised and you must be accustomed to working outside in all weather conditions. Full training will be provided.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Opportunities for a mixture of home and site working (to be agreed with Line Manager)

• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days

• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career

• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)

• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees

• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%

• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Proven attention to detail

• Accustomed to working outside in all weather conditions

• Good IT knowledge including experience using Microsoft Office

• Full UK driving license with access to own transport

• Own a camera or mobile device capable of taking photographs

• Strong communication skills

Your Role

As an Agricultural Field Technician your role will involve:

• Measuring crops in-field

• Taking photos of the crops throughout the growing season

• Cutting and weighing the crops in the field

• Using an electronic crop sensor to calculate Leaf Area Index (LAI)

• Checking the same fields on a weekly basis

• Collating, checking and uploading data at the end of each day

About Us

SOYL, a division of Frontier Agriculture Ltd, is the UK market leading precision crop production service provider, offering expert advice, service and support to growers to improve the economic, agronomic and environmental performance of their farm business.

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise – or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

Expected salary:

Location: Hermitage, Berkshire

Job date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:08:56 GMT

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