Growmoor Bettergrowing
Senior Horticulturalist
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Job Title: Senior Horticultural Manager – Manufacturing Operations
Location: Co Tyrone
Reports To: Operations Manager
Role Overview
As a Senior Horticultural Technician, you will embed technical agronomy directly into our high-throughput manufacturing and growing operations. This role bridges production efficiency with crop quality—ensuring that every batch of substrate, fertilizer blend, or finished plant stock meets strict nutritional and growth specifications. You will be the on-site authority for troubleshooting irrigation, feed programs, and environmental control systems to minimize waste.
Core Responsibilities
Production Trial Management
- Design and execute in-house manufacturing trials on new product formulations (e.g., controlled-release coatings, liquid feed concentrates, substrate amendments) under commercial production conditions—not just research plots.
Quality Control & Process Data
- Supervise daily monitoring protocols for substrate pH/EC, irrigation runoff, and tissue nutrient levels across all production zones.
- Analyze production data (growth rates, uniformity scores, cull percentages) using statistical process control (SPC) methods to identify drift and drive continuous improvement.
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Technical Troubleshooting for Production Lines
- Diagnose and resolve problems that arise during rapid production cycles, providing same-day corrective action plans.
- Calibrate and maintain fertigation dosing equipment, ensuring accurate injection rates across multiple zones and shifts.
Internal Technical Support
- Act as the internal subject-matter expert for our manufacturing team, translating performance data back to Management.
- Deliver toolbox talks and refresher training to production staff on correct product mixing, storage, and application procedures.
Key Requirements
Education
- BSc or higher in Horticulture, Plant Science, or Agronomy—with a strong emphasis on applied crop production.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in a high-volume commercial growing operation, nursery production facility, or glasshouse manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience managing fertigation in peat-based, coir, or wood-fibre substrates at industrial scale.
Specialized Technical Skills
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- Deep understanding of manufacturing
- Proficiency with handheld and inline sensors (pH/EC, moisture probes, light meters) and interpretation of lab-based tissue/sap analysis.
- Working knowledge of automated dosing units and ability to troubleshoot blockages, pressure drops, and injection ratio errors.
Core Competencies
- Ability to manage and provide ongoing training to a small team.
- Strong proven numerical and data interpretation skills—comfortable using Excel or production management software to track KPIs
- Decisive and calm under pressure—able to make rapid technical calls during peak production periods.
- Excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between production floor staff and senior management.
- Ability to work unsupervised and make decisions
What we offer
- A pivotal role in a fast-paced manufacturing operation with real commercial impact.
- Opportunity to influence product development based on live production data.
- Competitive salary + shift allowance, pension, and ongoing CPD (Continual Professional Development) funding.
- On-site equipment and PPE provided.
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