Agricultural Technician - Sweet Pepper
About The Position
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for assisting the SAI Sweet Pepper program in diverse tasks such as sowing, transplanting, crop maintenance, sanitation, pollination, harvesting, evaluation, record keeping, and seed extraction for pepper breeding program. Will also be responsible for ensuring greenhouse tasks are performed within a reasonable time. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of pepper plant management and will be able to forecast greenhouse needs including, but not limited to, tying plants, weed management, filling grow pots, filling sow trays, and being sure that items are ready when they are needed. Most activities will be performed at the Florida Research Station and be conducted in accordance with specific directions and protocols.
Requirements
- Ability to do accurate, detailed work under environmental stresses and in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate well in Spanish; ability to communicate in spoken English.
- Must be able to work extra hours as assigned.
- Ability to handle stress especially when encountering necessary projects, deadlines and/or high workload.
- High School Diploma
- Minimum 5 years seed, agriculture experience and/or crop experience required
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Must have valid driver’s license.
Nice To Haves
- Farm background desirable
- Computer experience with Microsoft Office software desired
Responsibilities
- Coordinates pollination and seed extraction.
- Communicates any problems in greenhouses to the manager.
- Ensures that equipment is cleaned and ready to use when the need arises.
- Coordinates the harvest of greenhouse fruit; assists in field harvest.
- Executes pepper seed extraction processes.
- Assists in coordinating, evaluating, transplanting of off-station trials.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
