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Greenwood Plants Ltd

Crop Protection Manager

Greenwood Plants Ltd, Greenwood, Indiana, United States, 46142

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Line Manager:

Nursery / Production Manager

Department:

Production

Greenwood Plants is an industry leading supplier of plants to landscape contractors for commercial and new build housing sites. Our employees, the G Team, are at the heart of our business, and we have an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about horticulture, being experienced and enthusiastic in crop maintenance and biosecurity.

Company Values:

Grow with our clients

Innovation, investing in our business, people and processes

Sustainable

Effortless client experience

Job role: The role will see commitment and skill in the application of herbicides, pesticides and crop spraying and ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification. Nurturing and protecting crops with the correct chemicals, water, and fertiliser applications.

Key responsibilities:

Responsible for Plant Biosecurity matters across all sites and the maintenance of our Plant Healthy plant hygiene standards.

Day-to-day responsibility of spraying crops on all sites and managing the team

Follow all H&S procedures and legislation for crop spraying

Mix, load, and apply pesticides onto fields in accordance with label required rates and procedureswith support of experience for either PA1/PA2/PA4S/PA6 certifications

Maintain and repair all necessary application equipment

Calibrate sprayers and chemical application equipment

Proactively identify crop issues in the field while spraying and communicate observations to line managers

Carry out regular crop walks with external crop advisors

Safely operate agricultural equipment and vehicles

Maintain work area, chemical storage area, and equipment in a condition that promotes good safety practices

High level of record keeping and report writing to audit standard

Have the ability to spot a problem and promote action plans and ongoing trial work to deliver workable solutions

Be able to manage sampling schedules and external laboratory work

Have the ability to question and challenge the norm and create new ways of working.

Requisites:

Ability to plan ahead and bring efficiency to the team

Ability to use initiative and be a self-starter

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Ideally have either a PA1/ PA2/ PA4S/ PA6 certification

Compliance with H&S regulations

Good career development in a fast moving company

Opportunity to manage a small team and take full ownership of the department so that it reaches its full potential.

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