Crop Operative

The Green House Ely; Chittering; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

The Green House Ely in the United Kingdom is seeking a hands-on horticulture assistant to assist with seasonal re-planting and crop care in our glasshouses.

You will harvest, support growth, prune, and help prepare the site for the next planting cycle, following health and safety protocols and working as part of a team.

This role requires comfortable working at height and in a greenhouse environment, with physical tasks such as lifting and bending.

Qualifications

• Teamwork skills
• The ability to carry out physical manual work involving lifting, bending and carrying
• The ability to understand and follow our health and safety regulations/protocols
• Comfortable with working at height
• Comfortable with working in a greenhouse environment

Responsibilities

• Harvest either tomatoes or cucumbers from our glass houses depending on assignment.
• Crop selection as instructed by Team Leader or Block Manager.
• Remove leaf branches to promote healthy crop.
• Twisting plant stems around twine to promote growth in young plants.
• Clip plants to support during growth when stems are too thick to twist.
• Clear glasshouses of all crops at the end of the growing season and prepare for re-planting through a cleaning schedule organised by Operations Team.
• Prepare for new growing season by planting new crops.

Skills

Teamwork

Manual labor

Health & safety

Working at height

Greenhouse environment

Job description

7. Re-planting as per planting season cycl

• Harvest either tomatoes or cucumbers from our glass houses depending on which you are assigned to.
• Crop selection as instructed by Team Leader or Block Manager.
• Remove leaf branches in order to promote a healthy crop.
• Twisting plant stems around twine to promote growth in young plants.
• Clip plants to support during growth when stems are too thick to twist
• Clear glasshouses of all crops at the end of the growing season and prepare for re-planting through a cleaning schedule organised by Operations Team.
• Prepare for new growing season by planting new crops.

Experience and SkillsTeamwork skillsThe ability to carry out physical manual work involving lifting, bending and carryingThe ability to understand and follow our health and safety regulations/protocolsComfortable with working at heightComfortable with working in a greenhouse environment