Lead Soft Fruit Agronomist & IPM Strategist

MorePeople; East Lindsey; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning & development

Discounts

Free parking

Cycle to Work

Employee assistance

Job summary

MorePeople on behalf of a highly innovative horticultural business is seeking a Soft Fruit Agronomist to lead agronomy across a large-scale protected strawberry operation in the UK. You will own crop protection, pest and disease monitoring, and advise on input procurement while partnering with senior teams to drive high-quality, high-yielding crops.

The role combines technical depth with commercial influence, offering a competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits, plus opportunities to

Qualifications

• Strong agronomy knowledge in soft fruit or protected cropping.
• Experience with IPM and crop protection programmes.
• Commercial awareness and budget management capability.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality agronomic support across protected strawberry crops grown in glasshouse and tunnel environments.
• Lead crop protection programmes, pest and disease monitoring, and biological control strategies.
• Integrate agronomic advice with irrigation, nutrition, climate management and production planning.

Skills

Agronomy

IPM

Crop protection

Budget management

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

BASIS qualification

FACTS qualification

Degree in Agronomy

Job description

MorePeople on behalf of a highly innovative horticultural business is seeking a Soft Fruit Agronomist to lead agronomy across a large-scale protected strawberry operation in the UK. You will own crop protection, pest and disease monitoring, and advise on input procurement while partnering with senior teams to drive high-quality, high-yielding crops.

The role combines technical depth with commercial influence, offering a competitive salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits, plus opportunities to