Horticultural Technician

Britsoccrim; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Britsoccrim is seeking a Horticultural Technician to support the School of Biological Sciences. The role involves managing glasshouse operations and providing technical support, requiring significant horticultural experience and good interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will be proactive and self-motivated, ready to contribute to research and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Significant horticultural experience required.
• Thorough understanding of plant biology and horticulture needed.
• Ability to manage plant production cycles.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day running of the School's glasshouses.
• Assist Greenhouse Manager with operational tasks.
• Work as part of a technical team.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Pest Management

Disease Management

Record Keeping

Education

GCSE or NVQ level 2/3

Equivalent Work Experience in Biology Field

Job description

The role

Assist in the provision of essential core facilities support: working to support and assist the day to day running of the School of Biological Sciences glasshouses. To provide essential technical support to the Greenhouse Manager to ensure the smooth and effective running of the service.

What will you be doing?

You will be working as part of a small team of technical staff so good interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to this varied role are important. You will be comfortable working in glasshouse, field and potentially laboratory environments. You will have significant horticultural experience - we are particularly interested in someone who has handled and managed large numbers of plants or samples in previous roles or who has managed plant production cycles.

The ideal candidate will understand the need for, and be able give examples of, key skills such as pest and disease management, keeping accurate records and the ability to plan your workload around seasonal factors. You will need to communicate effectively with the other team members, and with other groups within the department as well. You will have a thorough understanding of plant biology/horticulture. There will be scope for training and development in different techniques and approaches as part of the role.

You should apply if

We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated and enthusiastic team player to take on the role. This is a vital role within our team and organisation, contributing to our research, vision and excellence in science.

This post requires a proactive approach, creativity, initiative and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential. The successful candidate will take a positive and flexible approach to work in order to deal with a variety of requests and tasks.

The role holder will have relevant qualifications at GCSE or NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent level, or equivalent work experience in a Biology Field.

Additional information

For informal enquiries please contact:

Helen Roberts, Specialist Technician ([e-mail])

Work pattern: Part-time, 17.5 hours per week

This advert will closeat23:59 UK timeon Wednesday 9th July 2025

Interviews are likely to take place in the week commencing the 21st July

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched ourstrategyto 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in aninclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential.We wantto attract, develop, and retain individualswith different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

Available documents

• SUPP112483 - Horticultural Technician - Job Description.pdf
• Further Particulars_Faculty of Health & Life Sciences.pdf

£24,344 to £25,733. Grade D, per annum pro rata