Field & Trials Agronomy Manager

MorePeople; Cobham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Agronomy Manager to lead field and glasshouse operations across UK sites and to drive successful vegetable trials and seed crops. The role combines practical agronomy with operational leadership, offering hands-on involvement through the growing cycle.

You will work closely with breeders and R&D teams to optimise crop performance, trial quality and data collection while coordinating seasonal priorities and ensuring compliance with crop protection regulations.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience within agronomy, crop production, vegetable growing, trials or seed production.
• Experience managing field and/or glasshouse crops.
• Strong knowledge of crop husbandry, nutrition, irrigation, pests, diseases and crop protection.
• Good working knowledge of pesticide regulation, product labels and application requirements.
• Practical experience operating tractors and agricultural machinery.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating field and glasshouse operations across the company's UK sites
• Planning the establishment, management and harvest of vegetable trials and seed crops
• Managing crop agronomy, including nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, pests and weed control
• Developing and overseeing spray and crop protection programmes
• Monitoring crops and identifying agronomic issues and implementing actions
• Working with breeders and R&D to deliver high-quality trials for breeding and product development
• Coordinating planting, spraying, irrigation, harvesting and seasonal operations

Skills

Hands-on agronomy

Field crop production

Glasshouse crop management

Crop nutrition

Irrigation

Pest & disease control

Crop protection

Tractor operation

Driving licence

Organisational skills

Education

Agriculture/Horticulture qualification

Tools

Tractors

Machinery handling

Job description

MorePeople is seeking an experienced Agronomy Manager to lead field and glasshouse operations across UK sites and to drive successful vegetable trials and seed crops. The role combines practical agronomy with operational leadership, offering hands-on involvement through the growing cycle.

You will work closely with breeders and R&D teams to optimise crop performance, trial quality and data collection while coordinating seasonal priorities and ensuring compliance with crop protection regulations.