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Grower

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Grower
Essex
DOE + Accommodation


Love growing? Want to work somewhere your horticulture technical knowledge will genuinely make a difference?


This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established commercial nursery with 15 acres of glasshouse production. They're looking for a technically strong grower who can help drive crop quality and support the future development of the nursery.


If you enjoy solving crop problems, improving plant quality and working closely with a knowledgeable team, this could be exactly what you're looking for.


What's on Offer?

  • Opportunity to join a stable, long-established horticulture business
  • Work alongside an experienced management team
  • Future progression opportunities as the business evolves
  • Potential accommodation opportunities
  • A business that values technical growing expertise

What's the Job?
You'll be part of a small but experienced growing team, helping deliver high-quality crops across a large-scale glasshouse operation.


Day to day, you'll be:

  • Monitoring crop health and quality
  • Managing pest and disease programmes
  • Working with biological controls and modern growing techniques
  • Supporting peat-free production systems
  • Assisting with irrigation and environmental management
  • Helping optimise crop performance and plant quality
  • Working closely with production and wider nursery teams
  • This is a hands-on growing role where you'll be encouraged to contribute ideas and continuously improve the crop.


What do I need?

  • A background in commercial horticulture production
  • Strong technical growing knowledge
  • Experience with pest & disease management and biological controls
  • Understanding of modern commercial production systems
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach
  • PA1 and PA6


What's next?
For an informal chat, please call Sarah on 01780 480530, email sarah@morepeople.co.uk, or message me on LinkedIn.
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