Job Description
Job Description: NSPP Technician 2
Location: Bracknell
Contract Length: 6 months
Working Hours: 36 hours/week
Start Date: Asap
Pay Rate: £15.16/hour (28k per annum, perm equivalent)
Role Purpose:
The Technician will support glasshouse operations and seed processing activities to ensure high-quality plant production and compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform daily glasshouse tasks including sowing seeds, cross-pollination, transplanting plantlets, tissue sampling, harvesting and threshing plants.
* Conduct seed processing activities: cleaning, automated counting, labeling, and registration.
* Monitor pests and diseases in the glasshouse environment.
* Update DH plant material tracking and data analysis files.
* Ensure adherence to glasshouse HSE standards.
Skills & Competencies:
1. Enthusiastic and consistent approach with willingness to learn.
2. Previous experience in horticultural or agricultural production environments.
3. Awareness of plant growth and care requirements in glasshouses.
4. Ability to work in a team, follow set procedures, and maintain attention to detail.
5. Physical s...