Job Title
Postharvest Research Assistant and Facility Manager
Location
Medway Campus
Salary
£32,080 to £37,694 per annum
Contract Type
Permanent
Overview
We are looking for someone to join us at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich as facility manager for a world leading centre of excellence supported by the largest fresh produce storage research facility within the UK. The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) carries out specialised research, teaching, training and consultancy with a focus on food, agriculture, environment and sustainable livelihoods. NRI’s work is globally respected and has won many awards including a recent Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education. The Produce Quality Centre (PQC) of NRI is a centre of excellence focusing on maintaining quality and reducing waste during handling and storage of perishable produce. The PQC runs the largest fresh produce storage research facility in the UK based at the Jim Mount Building located at the East Malling Enterprise Centre. Over the past decade, the PQC has been key to providing support to the fresh produce industry in many areas, including optimising controlled atmosphere (CA) storage for fruit and vegetables for static storage and in transit, improving potato storage, improving energy use efficiency during storage, postharvest cooling strategies, testing a wide range of novel postharvest treatments and technologies through to the development of sustainable packaging solutions. The facilities are also used for practical classes and projects for the Institute’s Masters programmes.
Responsibilities
* Oversee a suite of refrigerated and controlled atmosphere storage facilities.
* Manage daily operations, ensuring proper environmental controls and maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency.
* Oversee laboratory operations, ensuring equipment is maintained and serviced.
* Assist in managing experimental trials, supporting practical sessions and research projects for Masters programmes.
* Collaborate with the scientific team to evaluate new technologies aimed at reducing food loss and waste.
Contact
For informal enquiries, please contact the Head of the Food and Markets Department: Prof Nazanin Zand (N.ZandFard@gre.ac.uk). PQC leads: Prof Debbie Rees (D.Rees@gre.ac.uk) and Dr Richard Colgan (R.J.Colgan@gre.ac.uk). For recruitment queries, contact the People Directorate Operations Team at peopleoperationsadmin@gre.ac.uk.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
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