Agricultural Graduate - Alfred H Knight, Liverpool
Company: Alfred H Knight
Salary: Competitive
Location: Liverpool
Date posted: 10 July 2026
Apply before: 30 July 2026
The Job:
Alfred H Knight has an exciting opportunity for an Agriculture Graduate to join our team based at our UK Head Office in Prescot, Liverpool.
This isn't just a standard graduate scheme—it’s a hands-on, 2-year development programme designed to give you a complete, ground-up understanding of our global Agriculture division. You’ll play a pivotal role in linking global supply chains through trusted compliance and risk management—helping meet the world's demand for food safety, efficient production, sustainability, and traceability.
For more information, please call 0151 481 5850
- Location: England
- Industry: Agriculture, Business, Forestry and Arboriculture
- Job type: Full-time, Graduate Programme
The Company:
We are a totally independent, family-owned business spanning five generations. Through our global network of offices and laboratories across 51 countries, we enable global trade by providing independent inspection, analysis, and consultancy services across the metals, minerals, and agriculture industries.
About the role:
This role is a dynamic, highly varied position combining technical learning, project delivery, and direct client engagement across Precision Agriculture markets and multinational commodity organisations. Best of all, you'll gain direct exposure to international field operations with exciting opportunities for overseas travel, experiencing our global operations first-hand.
Our Agriculture division is rapidly expanding, meaning you won't just be joining a team—you’ll have the freedom to carve out your own unique career path with real long-term progression. Whether you're coming from a purely academic background or bring hands-on experience from a farming background, if you're driven, curious, and eager to learn, this is the ultimate platform to launch a successful international career.
The Candidate:
This specific graduate role is a fantastic, hands-on opportunity within our rapidly expanding Agriculture division. Rather than a standard desk job, this is a 2-year development programme where the graduate will learn our global business from the ground up, with real opportunities for international travel to experience field operations firsthand across our global regions.
The Package:
- Competitive salary.
- Pension.
- Life assurance.
- Employee assistance programme.
For more information, please call 0151 481 5850
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