Agronomy - Crop Protection Team Operative

Agronomy - Crop Protection Team Operative

Vitacress Herbs, Pagham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 01:00

Are you passionate about plants and want to play a key role in keeping our herbs healthy, vibrant, and pest free?

Join our Crop Protection team at Vitacress Herbs, where you'll help us grow the highest quality fresh herbs for the UK market.

What you'll be doing

As a Crop Protection Operative, you'll make a real impact every day by:

• Safely applying biological controls and pesticides
• Spotting early signs of pests and diseases
• Supporting the design of pest & disease control strategies
• Helping plan spray application programmes
• Providing support across the wider crop production team when needed

Your work will directly help keep our crops healthy and ensure we meet production goals.

What you'll bring

• Experience working in protected plant production systems
• Good level of English and Maths
• Positive, caring attitude
• Ability to adapt to change
• A team focused approach
• Willingness to undertake training
• Knowledge of pest & disease recognition
• Awareness of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles
• Ability to work confidently with a wide range of people

At Vitacress Herbs, you'll work with a supportive team, receive ongoing training, and play a key part in maintaining the health of our crops. If you take pride in your work and enjoy hands on, meaningful tasks in a growing environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

If this sounds like the right next step for you, we'd love to hear from you.

Vitacress Herbs, Pagham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom