Tag: Farming

  • Summer 2025 Harvest Worker – NPZ UK Plant Breeding

    Summer 2025 Harvest Worker – NPZ UK Plant Breeding

    NPZ UK Plant Breeding Ltd (formerly LSPB) are a plant breeding company who operate on approximately 50ha of land around the office on Milton Road are looking for this role.

    Summer 2025 Harvest Worker to join the harvest team for Summer 2025 (July to September). These roles are to assist in all aspects of harvest and drilling work. Experience is not essential, and necessary training will be provided. The minimum age for applicants is 18 years old, and work is suitable for all ages. Full time, temporary role. There is potential for future employment after summer.

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  • Temporary Field Trials Technicians – NIAB

    Temporary Field Trials Technicians – NIAB

    NIAB, a crop science organisation, are looking for this role based at their Park Farm location in Impington.

    Temporary Field Trials Technicians to work in plant variety trials. The roles will involve sample collection, measuring plant characteristics in the field and via image analysis, and a range of other practical tasks. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in agricultural field crops/plot trials, while developing professional skills in team working, time management and practical problem solving. The work can be physically demanding and will entail spending substantial periods working outdoors, in all weather conditions.  Fixed term from 1 April 2025 30 August 2025 Working hours Full time Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week (0800:1600). Apply by 13 Jan 2025

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  • IT Support 1st Line Technician, Temporary Field Trials Technicians – NIAB

    NIAB, a crop science organisation, are looking for these roles based at their Park Farm location in Impington.

    IT Support 1st Line Technician (12 month contract in the first instance) to assist the senior members of the IT Support team and to make a great impression and to uphold the reputation of support across all sites. Resolving & escalating support tickets, answering incoming calls and assisting the Support team on new infrastructure projects. Apply before 05 Jan 2024

    Temporary Field Trials Technicians to work in plant variety trials. The role will involve sample collection, measuring plant characteristics in the field and via image analysis, and a range of other practical tasks. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in agricultural field crops/plot trials, while developing professional skills in team working, time management and practical problem solving. Fixed term from 25 March to 30 August 2024. Apply before 12 Jan 2024

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  • Temporary Trials Technician – NIAB

    NIAB, a crop science organisation are looking for this new role based at their Park Farm location in Impington.

    Temporary Trials Technician which will involve basic plant husbandry, which includes watering, pruning and potting of plants as well as assisting the trials co-ordinator with assessments, record keeping and photography and a range of other practical tasks. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in protected agriculture/horticulture trials, while developing professional skills in team working, time management and practical problem solving. You will be working outside in all weather conditions and in our glasshouses, which can reach high temperatures during the summer months. You will be in constant contact with plants and insects (including bees), therefore sufferers from hay fever or other allergies could experience problems. Fixed term from May to 31 September 2023 – Contract extension possible. Closing date: 14 Apr 2023

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  • Summer 2023 Harvest Worker – LSPB

    LSPB are a UK plant breeding company who operate on approximately 50ha of land around the office on Milton Road are looking for this new role.

    Summer 2023 Harvest Worker to join the harvest team for Summer 2023 within the period July to September. Ideally suited to those interested in agriculture or plant breeding, with potential for future employment. These roles are for full time staff to assist in all aspects of harvest and drilling work. Experience is not essential, and necessary training will be provided. The minimum age for applicants is 18 years old.

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  • Trainee Technical Specialist on Crop Characterisation – NIAB

    NIAB, a crop science organisation with a research facility at their Park Farm location in Impington, are looking for this new role.

    Trainee Technical Specialist on Crop Characterisation to assist with delivery of the Seed Certification and DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) programmes. The role is focused on the assessment and description of plant varieties and involves office, field trial, laboratory and glasshouse work. Closing date: 31 Jan 2023

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  • Temporary Field Trials Technicians – NIAB

    NIAB, a crop science organisation with a research facility at their Park Farm location in Impington, are looking for this new role.

    Temporary Field Trials Technicians to work in plant variety trials. The roles will involve sample collection, measuring plant characteristics in the field and via image analysis, and a range of other practical tasks. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in agricultural field crops/plot trials, while developing professional skills in team working, time management and practical problem solving. The work can be physically demanding and will entail spending substantial periods working outdoors, in all weather conditions.  Fixed term from March to 31 August 2023 Closing date: 08 Feb 2023.

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  • Spring Barley Breeding Technician, Oilseed and Pulse Breeding Technician – LSPB

    LSPB are a UK plant breeding company who operate on approximately 50ha of land around the office on Milton Road are looking for these new roles.

    Spring Barley Breeding Technician to assist in all areas of the Spring Barley breeding programme (early generations and trials) and participate in the related laboratory analysis and quality testing, reporting to the Spring Barley Trials Manager.

    Oilseed and Pulse Breeding Technician to assist in the oilseed rape and pulse crop breeding programmes, assisting the breeders with the broad spectrum of tasks.

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  • Summer 2022 Harvest Worker – LSPB

    LSPB are a UK plant breeding company who operate on approximately 50ha of land around the office on Milton Road are looking for this new role.

    Summer 2022 Harvest Worker to join the harvest team for Summer 2022. Ideally suited to those interested in agriculture or plant breeding, with potential for future employment. These roles are for full time staff to assist in all aspects of harvest and drilling work. Experience is not essential, and necessary training will be provided. The minimum age for applicants is 18 years old.

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  • Harvest Workers, Placement Student – LSPB

    LSPB are a UK plant breeding company who operate on approximately 50ha of land around the office on Milton Road are looking for these roles.

    Harvest Workers to join their harvest team for Summer 2022. Ideally suited to those interested in agriculture or plant breeding, with potential for future employment. These roles are for part time staff to assist in all aspects of harvest and drilling work. Experience is not essential, and necessary training will be provided. The minimum age for applicants is 18 years old. The nature of the tasks means work will include, at times, physically demanding tasks, outdoors in all conditions. Appropriate PPE will be provided for work in dusty and noisy environments. They have several temporary positions available within the period July to September. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5pm with a half hour lunch break. Extensive overtime is available in the evenings and weekends.

    Placement Student for a 15 month placement which will include time spread across all sectors of the company in the trials team drilling, harvesting and field work, with the breeders scoring and learning the breeding process as well as with the commercial team in sales, marketing and administration. Being a small breeder, we are able to be flexible to ensure you get the best out of your year in work.

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