Agricultural Production and Trial Technician
- Pay Rate: $15.00 – $25.00/hour on W2
- Contract Length: 9 months
- Location: Fowler, IN 47944 (Onsite)
- Work Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | 1-hour lunch
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Overview
- The Agricultural Assistant Trial Agronomist will be a key member of the Soybean Product Development Team in the Eastern Corn Belt.
- This role will involve assisting the team with planting, evaluating, and harvesting soybean for the
- purpose of research and development.
- If you love the world of agriculture, interested in soybean varietal development, and want to get in on the action, this is a unique opportunity to learn technical skills and grow in a safety conscious, fast-paced, and high demand environment with an organization that is known to be a leader in agriculture innovation and wonderful place to build relationships and gain experience.
- This job will involve conducting field trials throughout the Eastern Corn Belt for the purpose of evaluating soybeans lines and generating meaningful data.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and implement various field trials and demonstrations of soybeans across the Eastern Corn Belt
- (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky).
- In-season plot maintenance, data collection including soil and plant samples.
- Maintain all equipment and facilities in accordance with applicable SOPs in a safe, clean, and organized
- manner.
- Operate and maintain a wide range of specialized plot farm equipment including but not limited to combines,
- tractors, sprayers, tillage, planting equipment, and UTVs.
- Operate and maintain a company vehicle.
- Follow all safety programs, maintain training, and compliance.
Requirements
- 0-3 years recent work experience within an agricultural/outdoor environment.
- Self-motivated and able to work under low supervision.
- Being reliable, safety conscious, with clear and collaborative communication skills.
- Able to lift 35 pounds.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to operate or willing to learn operate specialized small plot machinery.
- PC literate.
- Some knowledge preferred of Microsoft office and email.
- Work requirement is 40hr/week during the growing season, with overtime during harvest and planting season.
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