Agronomy Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Based: Wales / Shropshire Border – Bronington
Full time
£competitive + benefits
About Us
As the largest integrated forestry business in the UK, and a member of Binderholz – Europe’s leading timber processing operation – BSW Group is a rapidly developing multi-site business, with a turnover in excess of £650m and operations spanning forestry, sawmilling, timber manufacturing and energy.
Maelor Forest Nurseries is located at Fields Farm, Bronington on the Welsh Borders. The nursery produces an extensive range of commercial forestry and native broadleaf species, marketing approximately 35 million trees a year to customers throughout the UK and Europe.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Agronomist to lead our Agronomy team and work closely with our nursery managers and staff to ensure we raise crops to the highest standard of quality for our customers.
About the Role
If you are successful you will ensure that we deliver high quality crops on an intensive, large scale, while commercially sustainable within strict parameters of cost and time. You will work closely with Nursery Managers to advise on the right crop treatment regimens as part of a varied job role which will include:
- Leading our Agronomy team to ensure that we effectively monitor the growth of all of our crops.
- Plan plant protection and nutrition of crops.
- Develop and deliver field trials for pesticides and other crop treatments.
- Understand the legislative requirements and ensure that we comply with the latest regulations in relation to plant treatments.
- Work closely with the other parts of the business to input into our long-term planning process.
About You
Our successful candidate ideally will have a BASIS Qualification as well as a degree in a forestry/agricultural or similar subject. You must also have experience of managing and monitoring Agronomy on an intensive large scale in an agricultural/horticultural setting. Any experience of commercial growing in a forest nursery environment will also be an advantage.
Benefits:
In return, we offer an attractive salary and benefits package, plus first-class opportunities for personal and career development within our expanding nursery operations. Other benefits include:
- Discounted rate on a range of BSW products including Woodfuel Direct.
- Employee benefits portal with access to exclusive deals and discounts on 100s of high street brands, utilities, eating out and more!
- Confidential 24/7 wellbeing support.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Funded learning and career development opportunities.
- Company provided Life Assurance policy.
Interested? Click APPLY to send us your CV and complete our online application form.
Closing date for applications: 7th March 2023
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Agronomy Manager roles across Maelor Forest Nurseries's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £43,498 - £56,587 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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