Agricultural Production and Trial Technician

Description:
Agricultural Production and Trial Technician. The Agricultural Production and Trial Technician will be a key member of the soybeans processing and Product Development team at the Shafter, CA research site. They will be heavily relied upon to assist Client Product Development team with completing a variety of necessary activities associated with carrot evaluation and processing. This role will involve assisting the team with planting, evaluating, harvesting, and processing carrots for the purpose of research and development. If you love the world of agriculture 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 for seasonal work. This job will involve processing soybean, evaluating soybean trials, and generating meaningful data.Required- Recent work experience within an agricultural environment. Reliable- Safety conscious- Clear and collaborative communication skills- Able to lift 55 pounds.- Attention to detail. PC literate. Some knowledge preferred of Microsoft office and email. Candidate needs to be a ?self-starter? and able to work under low supervision/proactive. It will be helpful if resume submittal notes within Fieldglass include a brief statement from the candidate stating why they are interested in this particular agricultural role and how their work experience can benefit Client?s carrot team. 1. Why candidate is interested in the role2. Role is project based with hours being somewhat flexible (Target is 16 hrs/week) (Refer to Fieldglass chat feature for specific interview dates/times set by HM)3. A confirmation that the candidate is aware that this is a temporary contract role that may be short-term or long-term in nature depending upon performance and business need.
Intake Call Notes:
Experience/Characteristics
-Agricultural/field research background would be preferred but not required.
-Working outdoors in cold, heat, dusty, or windy.
- Have experience operating small farm equipment (helpful) or willingness to learn
- Have attention to detail and a focus on safety
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal direct supervision.
Duties:
-Packaging and sorting seed.
-Helping plant soybean locations. Driving tractor or dumping packets.
-Maintaining soybean plot locations.
-Harvesting soybean plots locations using plot combine.
Candidate must have a driver's license. Candidate will be traveling to different sites (within about 2.5 hours) in a company vehicle.Labor CategoryLight IndustrialAdditional Description(No Value)Worker ScheduleMonday - Friday (day shift); some weekend work may be needed. Position is field based so hours may need to be rescheduled due to weather.Special Equipment RequiredN/AAre you hiring a former Client (or past Client acquisition) employee?N/AMedical Clearances RequiredNo - drug screen onlyAudiometry(No Value)Benzene(No Value)Butadiene(No Value)Blood Draw and Urinalysis (Quest P2103)(No Value)ChE Inhib. Pesticides(No Value)Chest X-Ray(No Value)Chromium(No Value)Confined Space(No Value)Cotton Dust(No Value)Crystalline Silica(No Value)Diisocyanates(No Value)DOT Driver(No Value)Education Background Screening(No Value)EKG(No Value)Ethylene Oxide(No Value)First Responder(No Value)Formaldehyde(No Value)Hazwoper(No Value)Hearing Conversation Examination(No Value)Hepatitis B Vaccination(No Value)Inorganic Lead(No Value)Methemoglobin(No Value)Methylene Chloride(No Value)Mobile Equipment Operator(No Value)MSHA(No Value)MVR CheckYesNickel(No Value)Non-Dot Drug Screen (Quest test #2817)(No Value)OSHA(No Value)Periodic Health Evaluation (History and Physical)(No Value)Platinum(No Value)Pre-placement Medical History and Physical Examination(No Value)Respirator (NotSCBA)(No Value)Respirator (SCBA)(No Value)Safety Council(No Value)Spirometry(No Value)TWIC(No Value)Visual Acuity(No Value)Other(No Value)Hours per Day8Hours per Week40Total Hours1,568.00