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Every person who works in our business helps shape the future plants. If you’re passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a team that puts customers and progress first, explore our current opportunities below.
Customer Service Coordinator
This is a varied and rewarding role combining customer service, order management, stock coordination and export administration within a dynamic agricultural environment. You will act as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring enquiries and orders are managed accurately and efficiently while supporting stock management and operational processes. Working closely with colleagues across sales, production, logistics and operations, you will play an important role in delivering an excellent customer experience. This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop skills across customer service, supply chain operations, stock management and export administration within a well-established and respected business.
Apprenticeship Lvl 3 - Crop Technician
Elsoms is one of the UK's leading plant breeding and agricultural research companies. We develop innovative vegetable varieties that help growers meet the challenges of tomorrow. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Breeding (Crop) Technician Apprentice to join our breeding team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in plant breeding while studying towards a recognised Level 3 Crop Technician Apprenticeship (24 months). You will receive practical workplace training at Elsoms alongside academic and technical training delivered by City College Norwich Crop Technician Standard Level 3 | City College Norwich, giving you the skills, knowledge and experience needed for a successful career in plant breeding at Elsoms.
Cereal Seeds Purification Officer (Plant Breeding)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purification Officer to work towards strengthening our line maintenance team within the wheat breeding programme. The role will be responsible for the successful execution of wheat purification within the breeding programme. It is an opportunity to work within a focused, multi-disciplined breeding team and develop a broad portfolio of breeding skills.
Agricultural Field Trials Officer
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Agricultural Field Trials Officer to join the Field Services team within our R&D department. This role is responsible for coordinating and delivering agricultural field trials across a range of crop species. You will plan and manage trial activities from establishment through to harvest, ensuring trials are carried out safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Working closely with breeders, agronomists and commercial teams, you will generate the high-quality data needed to support variety development and product advancement. The role combines planning, agronomy, data collection and operational management, with opportunities to support the adoption of new technologies and continuous improvement across our trial programmes. It involves regular outdoor work in agricultural environments and travel between trial locations throughout the growing season. For further information about the responsibilities of the role, please refer to the job description.
Trials Technician
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trials Technician to join our Field Services team within the R&D department. This role is responsible for organising and carrying out a wide range of field trial activities to support Elsoms' breeding and commercial programmes. Working closely with the Head of Field Trial Services and wider R&D team, you will help establish, maintain and harvest high-quality field trials while ensuring accurate data collection and record keeping. You will play a key role in delivering successful trial programmes through a combination of practical fieldwork, equipment operation, crop husbandry and team support. The position offers variety throughout the year, with responsibilities ranging from land preparation and planting to crop maintenance, harvesting and equipment management.
