Farm and Estate (Crop Production)

Teaching Vacancies; Norwich; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension scheme (18% employer contrib)

Health services access

Generous holiday (26+ days)

Discounts and cashback

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Résumé du poste

City College Norwich invites applications for a Farm and Estate Technician (Crop Production). You will lead crop production and machinery operations across a large estate, while teaching students through practical demonstrations.

The role involves safe tractor/telehandler operation, data gathering for schemes and working with a team across a 160ha estate, under the Head of Easton Estate. A passion for outdoor work and a clean safety record are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in crop establishment and management including cultivations, drilling, spreaders, spraying, combining, mowing and baling.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Strong safety, cleanliness and presentation standards.
• Ability to operate and maintain tractors and telehandlers for establishment, management and harvesting of crops; livestock feeding and bedding.
• Experience with data recording for performance and compliance (Omnia and JD Operations centre).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsabilités

• Oversee day-to-day management of cereal, forage crop and stewardship areas.
• Demonstrate machinery skills to students in small groups.
• Safely operate and maintain tractors and telehandlers for crops and livestock tasks.
• Gather data and update electronic records for assurance schemes and legislation.
• Collaborate with other estate technicians on the 160ha estate and seasonal tasks.

Connaissances

Crop establishment

Crop management

Machinery operation

UK driving licence

Safety and presentation

Record keeping

Outils

Tractors

Telehandlers

Omnia/JD Operations data

Description du poste

What skills and experience we're looking for

Farm and Estate Technician (Crop Production)

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

We are seeking an ambitious, motivated and conscientious applicant to join the Colleges farm and estate team and become the lead for the Crop production and machinery operations. This is a great opportunity for an individual to join a progressive team using modern practices, techniques and equipment across the 162ha (400acre) estate and demonstrate their knowledge, skills and techniques to students across the farming year. This is a hands‑on role supporting the day‑to‑day care and management of our estate including cereal and forage production, grazing management for both farm and equine departments, multiple elements of environmental schemes, hedgerows and boundaries along with record keeping and general estate upkeep, all while maintaining high standards of safety and farm presentation.

The Crop production enterprise runs alongside a 150 head sheep flock, 180 head Beef unit and small suckler herd, as well as onsite equine, small animal centres and a large outdoor pig farrowing unit. All managed using a regenerative, conservation focused system. The successful individual will have the opportunity to significantly shape their own role and enterprise but also help influence the other area they will be working alongside, all with the support of the Head of Easton Estate.

So, if you take pride in achieving high standards, want the opportunity to run and shape our Beef enterprise while passing on your skills, knowledge and experience to the future members of the land‑based sector, then this could be the role for you.

About the Role:

• Working closely with the Head of Estate, you will have responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the Colleges cereal, forage crop and stewardship areas, helping to ensure an efficient and well organised resource as well as having the freedom to shape the enterprise to contribute to the wider estate priorities.
• You will provide practical learning opportunities for students, including the demonstration of machinery skills and operations to small groups.
• Safely operating and maintaining tractors and telehandlers for establishment, management and harvesting of crops, feeding and bedding livestock as well as general field maintenance operations.
• Gather and record data on performance and update electronic records to ensure compliance with assurance schemes and Government legislation. (Omnia and JD Operations centre).
• Work with other estate technicians in the operation of the Colleges 160ha estate including carrying out a wide range of seasonal farm and estate tasks to provide both demonstration to students and as part of the routine estate management.

We are looking for the following key qualities:

• Proven experience in crop establishment, management and health including cultivations, drilling, spreaders and spraying, combining, mowing and baling (Essential)
• A passion for practical outdoor work and pride in achieving high standards.
• Strong communication skills and an enthusiasm for the land‑based sector.
• The ability to work also independently using your own initiative but also within a wider team when required.
• A full UK driving licence. (Essential)
• High expectations for safety, cleanliness and presentation.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package including a pension scheme with 18% employer contribution, access to health services, corporate discounts and generous holiday (starting at 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays).
• 8:45am – 5:00pm normal working hours across a 5-day week. These can be slightly variable depending on the demands of the role and will includes some planned rotational weekend and out of hours overtime for welfare checks, lambing and harvest as required.
• PPE and workwear provided
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. From 28 November 2020, changes were made to the DBS filtering rules. As DBS certificates issued before this date may have been produced under different filtering arrangements, we are unable to rely on an Update Service status check for certificates issued before 28 November 2020. In these circumstances, a new DBS application will be required.

What the college offers its staff

Pension Schemes

Annual Leave Allowance

Support staff 26 days plus bank holidays increasing annually to 31 days and 32 days after 10 years.

Qualifications

Assist and support staff to gain assessing and teaching qualifications that are fee waived

College Rewards - A reward scheme providing discounts and/or cashback for purchases from a wide selection of retailers (in store and online)

Company Paid Health Plan - Reimbursement of healthcare costs (up to limits depending on membership level), access to counselling services and 24 hour a day advice

Eye Care Vouchers for VDU eye tests

Specsavers vouchers provided in advance of the appointment covering the eye test cost and discounts on a selected range of glasses

Cycle Solutions Cycle-to-Work Scheme

In association with Cycle Solutions, this scheme allows you to hire a bike via salary sacrifice. The full cost of the bike will be split across 18 months and deducted from your gross salary.

Discounts and promotions for: Solutions Gym, Solutions Spa, Solutions Hair Salon and Debut Restaurant at City College Norwich

Travel - Discounted, bus, rail and park and ride tickets

On site nursery at City College Norwich

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.