Horticultural Modern Apprentice
Horticultural Modern Apprentice
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Job Description
Main Purpose of Job
This job will be undertaken as a Modern Apprenticeship and so it isrecognisedthat the postholder will be undertaking appropriate inhouse and external training and development.
- To assist under supervision with all work undertaken by the Glasshouse Services section and gain experience in the various tasks required
- To assist under supervision with all horticultural work undertaken by field services section and gain experience in the various task required
- Work as part of team providing general support to the science groups and plant breeding programmes
Main duties of post holder
- To undertake training both internally and externally and learn practical skills required to successfully gain modern apprenticeship.
- To receive training in all aspects of horticultural service delivery including the use of machinery
- To assist with all aspects of soft fruit plantwork within glasshouses tunnel structures fields and specialized plant growth facilities
- To assist with all aspects of potato plantwork within glasshouses tunnel structures and specialized plant growth facilities
- To assist with all aspects of cereal plantwork within glasshouses tunnel structures and specialized plant growth facilities
- To assist with all aspects of service delivery within quarantine and restricted access plant growth facilities
- To assist with all aspects of plant growth facility and equipment cleaning and decontamination
- To assist with seasonal grounds maintenance across the Institute amenity areas
- To understand and comply with health and safety regulations the James Hutton Institute Health & Safety policy and specialist safety procedures appropriate to farm field and glasshouses work.
- Any other duties as required.
Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- National 5s including Maths and English or equivalent
- Must show a clear affinity for working with plants
- Must understand the importance of plant and glasshouse hygiene and tidiness.
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work autonomously
- Good verbal communication skills
- Willingness to participate in the Modern Apprenticeship Programme
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Highers
- Working with plants in some capacity.
- Full driving license
- Horticultural experience as part of a further education course.
- Able to work to established procedures.
Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity
We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position.
The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Silver Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer.
The James Hutton Institute is Happy to Talk Flexible Working.
The Company
The James Hutton Institute combines strengths in crops soils and land use and environmental research and makes a major contribution to the understanding of key global issues such as food energy and environmental security and developing and promoting effective technological and management solutions to these.
JamesHutton(was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment an eighteenth century golden age of intellectual and scientific achievements centred on Edinburgh. He is internationally regarded as the founder of modern geology and one of the first scientists to describe the Earth as a living system. His thinking on natural selection influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution.
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Employment Type
Temp
