Agricultural Field Trials Officer - Practical Machinery

Agricultural and Farming Jobs
Leeds
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Agricultural Field Trials Officer - Practical Machinery
Vacancy Reference: 40127 A AB

*This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.*

Have you got experience in Field Trials?

Do you have practical machinery experience?

Are you based in and around the Oxfordshire area?

The Company:
A provider of Agricultural services.

The Job Role:
We are looking for an experienced Trials Officer who is comfortable using trial plot machinery (mainly plot drills and plot combines). This person to be part of a team operating this machinery on local and more widespread trials.
Location:Oxfordshire - Office based with travel to customers

Salary Package:£28,000 - £32,000

Key Responsibilities:
You will be involved with all aspects of carrying out crop trials.
You will be responsible for the preparation and organisation of your own trials - from locating suitable trial sites through contact with farmers/growers/consultants, marking out and application of trial products, in field assessments and harvests through to data transcription into ARM (Agricultural Research Management) software and performing data analysis and reporting.

Skills and Experience:
Field Trials Officer with practical machinery skills
We'd be looking for someone who has experience contacting farmers/consultants to find trial sites.
Spraying, assessing and entering data into ARM (Agricultural Research Management).
Reporting trials.
The job would require use of a drone (full training given).
HGV driving needed. (Fully funded training offered for anyone applying without a HGV license).

Keywords:
Trials, Trials Officer, Field Trials, Trials Jobs, Agricultural Trials, Agricultural Jobs, Agriculture Jobs, Jobs in Agriculture, Agri FJ, Agricultural Recruitment, Agricultural and Farming Jobs.



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Please send your CV to;Angel Bains - Senior Recruitment Resourcer

We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission. Established in 2013, Agricultural and Farming Jobs provide outstanding recruitment head-hunting and job advertising services. We are the trusted recruitment partner of choice to industry leading organisations across the UK and Internationally. We recruit specifically for all roles within the sectors of: Agriculture, Farming, Horticulture, Food and Fresh Produce, Vet, Pet and Animal Health, Agrochemicals, Fertilisers and Seeds, Software and Technology, Machinery, Technical and Engineering and specialist Education.


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