Seed Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £39,135 i £42,133 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | CW8 2GN |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 414135/1 |
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As Seed manager the successful candidate will be at the front line of making sure our forests are resilient as our climate changes. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Plant and Seed Supply unit, at a time when we have invested over £10 million to help us obtain high quality seed that would grow into the millions of high-quality planting stock we need each year. We are looking for an ambitious, energetic manager with impressive experience in leading teams, and improving processes, in an operational environment. The position is based at our Delamere Nursery hub in Cheshire. The postholder will be expected to be primarily based on site, with support provided for some blended working approach. Travel to sites across England will be required.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
The Forestry England Plant and Seed Supply (PSS) unit manages 150ha of Forest Nursery sites, plus our Seed Processing Facility. Our operations are focused on supplying trees for the 250,000 hectares of public land we manage. From our Seed Processing Unit, we supply tree seed to our own nursery and to external customers. The unit, run by a team of three, is responsible for processing and storing the seed collected from our own seed resources. These resources include 14 orchards and 39 seed stands, which are being added to annually. We are looking ahead and recognise that the climate is changing. We therefore also source seed from places where the climate today is similar to conditions we're expecting in the future, thereby increasing the resilience of our forests. Work has been completed of the construction of a new, world-leading, seed processing facility. The custom designed building houses state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring we are able to meet forest production requirements for decades to come. At our nursery sites in Cheshire, we sow the seeds and nurture their development into high quality transplants to be planted out in our forests. We produce both bare-root plants in our open fields, and as cell-grown plants in our glasshouse and polytunnels. A team of 30 staff produce over 8 million trees annually, including broadleaf and conifer species. We have exciting plans to increase outputs and efficiency through mechanisation and automation.
- ensure both existing and new seed orchards are managed and the seed extractor delivers on processing cones/seed in a time bound manner
- process seed in a timely manner each season, using a range of specialised equipment whilst maintaining a safe working environment in the Seed Extractor and ensuring costs of seed processing is in line with budgeted amounts
- maintain records of work undertaken, ensuring full and complete traceability of seed during processing (to ensure compliance with Forest Reproductive Materials Regulations)
- liaise with the Senior Operations Manager and Delamere Nursery Managers to agree required seed lots for future nursery use
- liaise with external customers on seed enquiries and process their seed orders in a timely manner
- seed testing and treatment- developing a seed lab and robust procedure to test seed for purity, viability, germination, treating seed for breaking dormancy
- seed storage and inventory- ensure the seed is stored at the correct temperatures and sampling & checks are done regularly to ensure excellent seed health - ensuring annual seed stock is done and figures submitted to the PSS Finance Team
- work with the Senior Operations Manager, Seed Resources and Orchard Managers to develop seed resources to deliver the Species for the Future strategy
- seed production planning based on requirement forecasts and long-term objectives
- developing and Managing performance in our production teams
- maintaining a first-class working culture, prioritising Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity
- communicating and networking with the wider organisation and external bodies
- promoting the work of PSS by hosting visitors and engaging with stakeholders
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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