Soil Scanning Technician - Yorkshire

We require a scanning technician, based in the Yorkshire area, to service the expansion of our SOYLseed business.  The successful candidate will be responsible for providing professional, accurate soil scanning for our soil mapping service to arable farmers.

Candidates will be customer focused with strong problem solving skills and attention to detail.  Good organisational skills are required to meet the changing demands of the customer.

For all enquiries about this role please call our Field Operations Manager, Graham Barr, on 07525 323671.

Sales Area Managers - Nationwide

We have opportunities for high performing area managers to join our progressive team.  Applicants will need a good understanding of arable farming with excellent communication skills and will be trained to help farmers benefit from precision farming.  This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of SOYL.

For a confidential discussion please call Simon Parrington, Commercial Director, on 07850 468587.

Hardware Support Assistant

We are looking for a proactive individual to provide hardware installations and support services for SOYL and third party GPS farm electronic equipment.  The ideal candidate will be customer focused with strong planning, organisational and problem solving skills.  This role will involve some travel and flexibility in working hours to meet the demands of the customer.

For all enquiries about this role please call our Field Operations Manager, Graham Barr, on 07525 323671.

The closing date for the above posts is Friday 1st July 2011 at 12 noon.

• live demonstrations of the SOYLsense service for customers to view variable rate nitrogen maps of their fields from this season
• up-to-date information on all SOYL services including PK Mapping, variable rate seed and compatibility
• demonstration of the new SOYL-OPTI variable rate application hardware
• opportunities to find out about the latest research and development projects

SOYL is located next to Frontier Agriculture on stand J1011.

Recommendations Assistant

In order to deal with increased customer demand, we are seeking a Recommendations Assistant based at our Newbury office.  The successful candidate will be responsible for creating fertiliser and lime recommendations for customers based on GPS soil nutrient mapping information to assist in crop production.

The ideal candidate will have a strong customer focus and good attention to detail.  This role requires high levels of organisation in order to meet the changing demands of the customer.  Experience of using fertiliser and nutrient requirements of arable farming as well as the use of RB209 is essential.

SOYLseed Assistant

We are looking to recruit someone with strong planning, organisational and problem solving skills to expand the SOYLsense team.  This customer focused role is based in our Newbury office and requires high levels of attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be responsible for processing conductivity surveys, calculating seed rates and creating variable rate seed application files for customers.

Mapping Assistant

We are seeking a Mapping Assistant based at our Newbury office to provide a pro-active nutrient mapping service by processing GPS sample data and creating soil nutrient maps for customers.

The ideal candidate will posses strong planning, organisational and problem solving skills with good I.T. skills.  This role requires the ability to provide high quality work to customers.

Sales Assistant - 12 Month Maternity Cover

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing customer focused administrative and sales support to the Customer Communications Team and Sales Team.  Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail with proven organisational and administrative skills are essential for this role.  A good knowledge of Microsoft Office software is also required.

For enquiries about these roles above, please contact Melanie Cullen on 01635 204190.

To apply, please send your applications to Holly Denny via email on holly.denny@soyl.co.uk by Friday 1st July 2011 at 12 noon.

Agri Expo 2011 at the Kent Showground in Maidstone on Tuesday 1st March.

Precision Farming 2011 held at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on Wednesday 2nd March.  Stand 30.

The SOYL-OPTI rugged terminal features mobile download technology via its built-in SIM card so customers can download application maps whilst in the field.  Three easy steps, using the touch screen software, then takes the operator to an on-screen preview of the field including application rate, field area and tonnage information.

The SOYL-OPTI is compatible with all major spreaders, sprayers and drills and priced at £995 + VAT.

Read more about how the SOYL-OPTI works here >