Assistant Grower - Maternity Cover

Looking to build your career in commercial horticulture?

Passionate about soft fruit and keen to learn from experienced growers?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading, forward-thinking soft fruit business and develop your growing skills in a hands-on, structured role. This position is offered as maternity cover through to June 2027, providing excellent experience within a commercial growing environment.

Whether you're fresh out of a horticulture course or looking to build on early experience, this role offers valuable training and exposure to large-scale soft fruit production.

• Support the Grower Manager in all aspects of day-to-day growing on a large-scale soft fruit site.
• Gain hands-on experience in crop walking, irrigation management, pest and disease monitoring, and biological control.
• Use Priva systems to monitor climate, water use, EC, and pH, learning how to adjust conditions for optimal plant health.
• Assist with tunnel preparation and planting, including spacing, planting depth, and early-stage crop protection.
• Help maintain accurate growing records, spray logs, and traceability paperwork to ensure audit compliance.
• Gradually take on more responsibility in crop planning, quality assessment, and growing decisions.

• A background or qualification in horticulture.
• Ideally some experience in soft fruit or protected cropping.
• A basic understanding of plant biology, irrigation, pests, and disease management.
• A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and strong attention to detail.

• Excellent training and mentoring from an experienced growing team.
• The chance to work with innovative systems and modern production methods.
• Valuable commercial growing experience within a successful and expanding business.

Company Benefits

• Salary: 25,000 - 32,000 (depending on experience).
• Pension scheme
• 33 days annual leave
• On site parking

Apply below or contact Emily on (phone number removed) or (url removed) for a confidential chat.