Agricultural Spray Operator

Taylormade Employment is recruiting an Agricultural Spray Operator for a client in Selby, reporting to the Growing Manager. The role focuses predominantly on the day-to-day spraying of crops in the glass house, ensuring all spray applications comply with legislation and policies and procedures. You will maintain spray equipment for optimum application and report any equipment faults, complete legal paperwork and records neatly, maintain PPE, and attend training to obtain sufficient CPD points for NROSO membership. Working hours are 39 per week on day shift, with flexibility essential as some weekend and evening work is required. The rate is £15 per hour.

Taylormade Employment are recruiting on behalf of our client in Selby an enthusiastic individual to take on the role of Spray Operator.

The role will report to the Growing Manager and will focus predominantly on the day to day spraying of crops in the glass house.

This role will ensure all spray applications comply with legislation and policies and procedures.

You will be required to maintain the spray equipment to enable optimum application and to report any equipment faults.

Other responsibilities will also include:

- Filling in all paperwork and records in a neat manner that is required legally

- Maintain all PPE

- Ensure training courses are attended and sufficient CPD points are obtained to satisfy NROSO membership

The Working hours will be 39 per week day shift, spread between Spraying and other jobs when spraying is not available. Due to the nature of this role flexibility with working times is essential and some weekend and evening work will be required.

Applicants should have, or be willing to undertake training to gain, the certificates in PA1 and PA6 pesticide application.

Once these certificates are gained you will be required to be a member of NROSO. Experience of using robotic spray equipment would also be an advantage but training will be provided