• Job Description

  Req#: 13591

  We are seeking to hire an Greenhouse Technician Kimberly for our Greenhouse team on a permanent, full-time basis in Kimberly, ID, USA.

  Responsibilities:

  • Execute all aspects of Sugar beet seedling production; including, but not limited to soil mixing and tray preparation, planting, transplanting and plant maintenance.
  • Assist in monitoring and maintaining plant health by performing tasks such as watering, fertilizing, pruning, and disease/pest management.
  • Execute leaf tissue sampling.
  • Conduct hand crosses in the greenhouse per the specifications set by plant breeders, including emasculating, pollinating, harvesting and seed peeling.
  • Prepare stacks and seedlings for spring transplanting in field productions.
  • Keep accurate records of planting and transplanting activities, plant inventory, hand cross activities, selection lists and staging of seedlings and stacks.
  • Collaborate effectively with fellow greenhouse technicians and other team members to ensure smooth operations.
  • Asist in training and supervising of temporary workers on the standard operating procedures per project.
  • Ensure the Company handbook, Rules, Guidelines and Procedures and safety policies are followed, and personal protective equipment is used correctly.
  • Assist other station groups as needed.
  • Occasionally travel and/or drive on behalf of the business.
  • Meet attendance requirements.
  • Other duties as assigned.

  Tasks includes but not limited to:

  • Seed sowing.
  • Transplanting.
  • Plant maintenance.
  • Plant tissue sampling.
  • Emasculating.
  • Pollinating.
  • Harvesting.
  • Proper cleaning and sanitizing greenhouse(s) and tools.
  • Data entry.
  • Job Specifications.

  Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • Accurate eyesight and ability to use tweezers and other small tools.
  • Ability to work variable hours, including occasional weekends as required by the business.
  • Ability to work independently as a self-starter and within a team with flexibility.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills with consistent attention to detail.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in a research greenhouse environment.
  • Experience in organizing and giving direction in a hand cross program.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Ability to apply for pesticide applicator license.
  • Computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft office.

  Working Environment:
  Perform indoor and occasionally outdoor work in variable conditions including heat, cold, dust, wind and rain. Greenhouse and field environments with exposure to pollen and handling chemicals. Occasional overnight travel as needed, including international.

  Physical Demands:
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• About the company

  KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. In the fiscal year 2019/2020, more than 5,700 employees in 70 countries generated net sales of EUR 1.3 billion. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 160 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugarbeet, cereals, rapeseed, sunflowers and vegetables. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to increase farmers’ yields and to improve resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than EUR 200 million last fiscal year in research and development.

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