Regenerative Agronomist Scarborough, England
Job description
Position Title: Regenerative Agronomist
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Scarborough
Requisition ID: 21612
There’s nothing beige about McCain…
Except our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them.
When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better.
So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.
ABOUT THE ROLE.
Our growers are facing increasing challenges from climate change and variable weather, rising input costs, and regulatory uncertainty. To face these threats, we partner with our growers to re-imagine the way we grow potatoes with a commitment to implement regen-ag practices across 100% of our potato acreage worldwide by the end of 2030.
But everyone at McCain has a part to play and our Agronomists are no exception!
It’s your job as Regenerative Agriculture Agronomists to manage the yield improvement and research trials, demonstration, and Knowledge Education (KE) program to provide a pipeline of agronomy innovation and drive the adoption of regen ag in the grower base.
Reporting to Head of Agronomy and Applied Research you will deliver global yield improvement targets, and regen ag adoption targets as well as maximise costs for potato agronomic practices.
You will also…
- Formulate a trials and KE strategy to deliver the required innovation pipeline and KE to meet short, medium and long-term goals
- Fully cost and keep to budget the research and KE programs
- To provide a plan of work required by McCain trials team to the Variety Development Agronomist and Agronomy Trials Manager to enable resources to be correctly allocated and prioritised
- Manage the trials program to ensure delivery of the targets set
- Work closely with the Head of Agronomy and Applied Research and SME’s analyse and report on the trials program, and deliver the key messages to the grower base through the KE program
- Work closely with the Head of Agronomy and Applied Research reports on GB and global targets to the wider GB agriculture team and the global agronomy function
- To provide technical support to maintain the pesticide and controlled product database within McCain’s Gxcore grower platform to enable due diligence of field records to be maintained
- Contribute to the overall agronomy strategy as a key member of the team
ABOUT YOU.
It’s a given that you will have experience of potato production either in agronomy, research/ trials or farm management. And as well as a love of potatoes you should also have…
A genuine interest in potato research and regen ag- The understanding of the wider potato industry especially in the context of regen ag
- Experience of trials protocols and statistical analysis
- Track record in communicating to growers and agronomists
- Experience of managing a technical team and achieve targets within time constraints (good time management!)
- Degree BSc (Hons) Agriculture or a biological science. – Essential
- Excellent level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office – Essential
- Full clean driving licence – Essential
You will also have excellent verbal written and communication skills with the ability to communicate and gain credibility and trust with our growers.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
You’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in ‘chips’. As well as a competitive salary we also have some ‘a-peeling’ benefits including:
- A generous car allowance
- An achievable bonus based on company and individual performance
- A great pension plan — and we’ll pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
- Flexible holidays — with the option to buy & sell up to 5 extra days per year
- ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off — to make a positive impact in McCain communities across the globe
- Optional health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunities to relocate in the future — we’re a worldwide business, so the opportunities are there for those who seek them
WHERE WILL I WORK?
Our HQ is based on Scarborough, North Yorkshire!
However, being in the office every single day is a thing of the past. Here at McCain, we champion hybrid working. This means we don’t have a set expectation of exactly when you need to be in the office – however we would like to see you on a weekly basis as that’s the best place for us to build and maintain our connections.
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Agriculture
Division: Great Britain
Department: Commercial Agronomy
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Grantham || GB - United Kingdom : England : Hull || GB - United Kingdom : England : Peterborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey || GB - United Kingdom : England : Wombourne || GB - United Kingdom : Other : Reference job description || GB - United Kingdom : Scotland : Montrose
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
