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Agronomist
* Are you an experienced Agronomist ready to take full ownership of crop performance in a progressive, non-sales environment?
* Do you have a background in crop production, along with FACTS and/or BASIS qualifications (or working towards them)?
Location of the Job:
Scotland.
Salary and Benefits Package:
* Paying up to £65,000 basic salary per year.
* Fully expensed company vehicle.
* Private healthcare and pension.
* Opportunity to work within a successful and progressive fresh produce business.
Additional information:
* This is a permanent, full-time position.
* Flexibility required during peak growing seasons.
* UK-wide travel required, with occasional overseas travel.
About The Company:
A successful business focused on delivering high-quality crops to market.
Committed to sustainable agricultural practices, continuous improvement, and maintaining high standards across crop production operations.
The Job Role Details:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Agronomist to support crop production activities within a well-established fresh produce business.
As the Agronomist you will work closely with the Head of Agriculture, you will play a key role in ensuring crops are grown to the highest standards of quality, performance, and sustainability.
This is a non-sales, in-house agronomy role, focused entirely on crop performance and technical delivery rather than commercial input sales.
This is a hands-on, field-based position requiring a proactive individual capable of managing agronomic performance across multiple production sites, while supporting planning, communication, and continuous improvement across operations.
Key Responsibilities:
You will…
* Provide agronomic advice to optimise crop performance, yield, and quality.
* Monitor crops regularly and advise on spray programmes and husbandry.
* Support soil management, land selection, and crop establishment.
* Assist in developing drilling and harvest plans alongside the management team.
* Engage with suppliers to stay up to date with new developments, varieties, and inputs.
* Support coordination of crop establishment and early-stage plant development.
* Work closely with internal teams to support harvest planning and crop forecasting.
* Assist with product availability planning and quality monitoring.
* Maintain accurate crop records and review production data.
* Support crop costings, benchmarking, and performance analysis.
* Ensure all work is carried out in line with environmental and sustainability objectives.
* Maintain compliance with all Health & Safety policies and procedures.
Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications:
You will have / be…
* FACTS and/or BASIS qualified (or working towards).
* Strong agronomy background with proven experience in crop production.
* Experience working within a commercial farming or agronomy environment.
How to apply: Please click on the APPLY NOW button.
*As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for.*
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