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5020 - Horticulture - Specialist Production Instructor (SPI) - Commercial Horticulture - Grower
| Posting date: | 14 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,995 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2025 |
| Location: | BN18 0BX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5020 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity to join the team at HMP Fords Land Based Activities area. We are looking for an individual with experience in commercial horticulture to join our team.
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
. Maintain correct field-scale soil husbandry, ensuring all stages of crop development are followed in accordance with good horticultural practice.
. Maintain the growing plant/crop to ensure optimum development and/or cropping, ensuring that the plants needs are fully met.
. Maintain effective biological pest control measures and any necessary chemical crop protection programmes.
. Resolve any prisoner work issues, setting task to match their ability whilst ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times.
. Ensure produce grown on-site is prepared and packaged appropriately, taking into consideration appropriate labelling, grading and overall presentation.
. Maintain sports fields as per agreed plan with both the Farms and Gardens Manager and PE Department.
. Carry out preventative pest control measures across area of responsibility
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
. Maintain correct field-scale soil husbandry, ensuring all stages of crop development are followed in accordance with good horticultural practice.
. Maintain the growing plant/crop to ensure optimum development and/or cropping, ensuring that the plants needs are fully met.
. Maintain effective biological pest control measures and any necessary chemical crop protection programmes.
. Resolve any prisoner work issues, setting task to match their ability whilst ensuring safety and production is maintained at all times.
. Ensure produce grown on-site is prepared and packaged appropriately, taking into consideration appropriate labelling, grading and overall presentation.
. Maintain sports fields as per agreed plan with both the Farms and Gardens Manager and PE Department.
. Carry out preventative pest control measures across area of responsibility