Job Description
Reporting to: Head of Department
Location: Position based in Lincolnshire
Job Purpose
Main responsibilities:
- Close liaison with the Head of Department and Managing Director on all aspects of land spreading, Health and Safety and Environmental
Management within the department - Close liaison with the Heads of Department to plan spreading activities, locations and storage contingencies several months ahead to ensure the operation runs smoothly
- Point of contact to the Environment Agency
- Assist management of:
i) Contracts spreading to land
ii) Digestate contracts to land
ii) A.D processes
- Managing of the Assistant Agronomist / Environmental Manager and
Agronomy administration Team to ensure the productive and efficient running of the Agronomy Department whilst ultimately reporting to the
Heads of Department - Overseeing the correct procedures / implementation of paperwork involved with deployment (registering / permitting) of land for spreading is carried out
- Overseeing contracts currently in place for land spreading are maintained
- Overseeing farmer/farm visits and inspections are carried out according to company procedures
- Liaison with our laboratory ref. sampling
- Keeping up-to-date on the latest government environmental regulations, as well as any new policies instituted by the company, to ensure that rules continue to be followed
Competencies for success
Skills, qualifications and practical experience
- WAMITAB qualified
- F.A.C.T.S qualified
- Relevant experience of direct involvement with agriculture
- Knowledge of land spreading techniques and equipment
- Current knowledge of Waste Regulations / Land spreading regulations
- Knowledge of Environmental Management
- Experience of dealing with the Environment Agency
- Experience of detailed and professional reporting
- Full UK driver’s license (Clean)
Attitude (personal work behaviours)
- Strongly motivated
- Able to lead a team
- Organised
- Practical
- Attention to detail and process
- Willingness to work outside and inside as the job requires
- Willingness to travel as the job requires
- Flexible to the needs of the business
- Unfazed by a busy, full on working environment
- Comfortable with working relationships both external and internal to the office environment (e.g. Environment Agency Liaison, the onsite op teams)
Package:
- £35K Basic Salary
- 20 Days Holiday + Bank holidays
Please contact Kate @ Agri Rs for further info. 07854 255526
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
