R&D Technical Services Researcher
About The Position
As a member of R&D team which is responsible for validating and creating farming innovations, Technical Services Researchers implement daily, seasonal and yearly technical and research tasks at their base location and as needed across all farming locations. Must be able to work independently and remotely under field, lab and / or office conditions. Must be able to navigate in a widely-divergent work environment, possibly traveling hundreds of miles per day using safe driving techniques with company provided vehicles. Activities may include applied experiments in agronomy, irrigation, cultivars, farming systems, crop protection or crop physiology.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in field of Science, Plant Health, Plant Science, Crop Science, Entomology, Biology, Lab Sciences or Agricultural related field
- Innovation-oriented, seeking to address current and future challenges with inquisitiveness and dedication to detail.
- Customer-oriented focus, serving the needs of farming operations as an adjunct member of divisional farming teams.
- A team player, flexible, consistent and reliable, able to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally for justifying change to various audiences (executives, farm management teams, farming personnel)
- Familiarity with commercial agricultural conditions and practices
- Ability to have safety, productivity, and attention to detail as daily objectives
- Supervising internal employees and / or contract labor crews
- Assess changing workplace conditions and confidently make adjustments within the context of assigned tasks
- Understand the significance of errors and omissions during technical tasks and experience in addressing these problems
- Exposure to statistical measurements of data
- Valid California Driver’s License.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge and experience with orchards or permanent crop farming activities preferred
- Holding or appropriate education / experience to obtain PCA and CCA certifications
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establish and implement work plans with supervision of Director of Research
- Coordinate and conduct applied agricultural field and / or laboratory experiments while supporting numerous sequential and overlapping activities
- Ensures the quality and quantity of the work performed by support staff on experiments
- Provide technical information to Farming Directors, Crop Managers, Pest Control Advisors, Spray Operations, Irrigation Managers and field personnel
- Enhance the robustness of experimental activities through continuous vigilance for precision and accuracy of tasks, including trial design, data analysis, and reporting of results
- Seek out and implement opportunities to improve workplace efficiency and safety
- Use, maintenance and troubleshooting of specific field, lab, office, or agricultural equipment related to experiments
- Willingness to learn new tasks while maintaining core competency of existing skills
- Interact and engage with public (academic) and private (vendor) technical experts to explore existing and future farming improvements
- Creation and management of budgets associated with applied field and lab experiments
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
