Laboratory Assistant (Agricultural Crop Testing Facility) - 6 months
On site
West Sussex, United Kingdom
Freelance
02-04-2025
Job Specifications
This is a 6 month fixed-term position starting in July to help our Seed Analyst in Charge with all aspects of the day-to-day running of our laboratory, which processes samples of commercial cereal crops collected from our farmer customers from farms across the southern counties and to ascertain their commercial value.
Crops that we process include wheat, oats and barley, beans and oilseed rape which are harvested in August and September before making their way into commercial food production, for example milling wheat for bread making.
Crop testing is busiest through the main Harvest period (August and September) and the role will encompass helping to coordinate the sampling team during this time, who will be out and about visiting farms to collect the crop samples.
Working Methodically And With Accuracy, Main Tasks Will Include
Running samples of Grain and Seed through the various processes in the laboratory to include hagberg, moisture, weight, germinations and searches for purity, with different tests for each crop you will need to learn the steps
for each.
Keeping accurate results and inputting results data into our Microsoft Dynamics database.
Running 'Moisture Clinics' on crop samples in the period before harvest, helping our farmer customers understand their crop quality.
Coordination of the summer sampling team who will be collecting crop samples from customers farms in July, August and September.
Monitor the Samplers job lists each week during the main season and help to answer any queries from our farmer customers and colleagues on the status of samples and as they arise.
Be able to cover the Intake Process when needed for seed crops and cereals which will involve collecting samples at the weighbridge from the open back of a bulk tipper lorry, running the appropriate tests through and
checking on results before the load can be tipped into our store.
General housekeeping and cleaning of the laboratory and equipment.
Daily equipment checks
Towards the end of the season, willing to work off-site to help with collecting final crop samples as the work reduces into the Autumn.
About You
An interest or experience gained in laboratory-based work, field trials work, sciences and combined with an interest in or experienced gained within the agriculture industry would be preferred.
A UK Drivers License
Enjoy working on tasks in a methodical way, you will need to have keen attention to detail and be happy to work on repetitive tasks without loosing concentration.
You will be working with data input and will need to be familiar with Microsoft products, outlook, excel, if you have used Dynamics platform previously or other data-base entry, that would be advantageous to the role.
Reliable and punctual, the role is to support our Seed Analyst in Charge with all parts of the role and so we are looking for a candidate who will take this challenge on and work with diligence.
About Bartholomews
Leading in our field, developing a sustainable Agri Food Chain. We are a main contributor in the UK agri-foods sector, headquartered in Chichester, West Sussex and operating across the southern counties of England. We are a business built on perpetuity, first established in 1883 and we are continuing to grow and prosper.
We provide a range of agricultural services and essential supplies to the farming community including the sale and marketing of grain, the sale and supply of agricultural seeds, the manufacture and supply of fertilizers, crop protection products, animal feeds, bird-food and game feeds. We also provide technical advisory agronomy service to our farmer customers, and we are engaged in ongoing research and development through our extensive cereal crop trials.
Our facilities include a seed plant and crop research, technology, and multiplication center near Chichester and our dock-side sites of Shoreham Silos Services Ltd and Ultimate Fertilizers Ltd in Southampton. We have our own haulage company, Churchill Freight Services Ltd and multiple depots across the South of England. All these facilities and sites make our company proportionately the best resourced Agrifood business in the United Kingdom.
Our mission and as an Integral part of the food chain, is to connect growers with UK and European consumers, adopting new technologies and always striving for sustainable food security.
About the Company
At Bartholomews we are proud to be a family-owned business that has been servicing the agri-foods sector since 1883. Whatever your farming system we can offer you a full range of agricultural inputs to meet your needs. All our services are backed by our extensive advice service which helps to ensure your business performs to its full potential. We are also one of the UK’s leading crop marketers, with a dedicated team working with primary processors on your behalf, linking agriculture to the food industry. Covering the South... Know more
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