Assistant Plant Breeder
ConAgra Foods • Brookston, IN10d • Onsite
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Assistant Plant Breeder
ConAgra Foods•Brookston, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
Reporting to the Popcorn Breeding leadership team, you will support the development of new popcorn inbreds and hybrids through field, laboratory, and office-based research activities. You will help execute breeding program initiatives, collect and manage research data, maintain seed inventories, and support the successful operation of the popcorn breeding program.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, or a related field, or completion of degree requirements in progress.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and focus on execution.
- Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Flexibility to work extended hours during peak planting, pollination, and harvest seasons.
- Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with field operations and plant phenotyping preferred.
- Experience with statistical analysis and data management software preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support field research activities including field preparation, planting, irrigation, pest monitoring, data collection, harvesting, and seed quality evaluation.
- Perform nursery pollination activities and assist with breeding program operations.
- Harvest nursery plots and prepare samples from yield trials for evaluation.
- Operate laboratory and seed-processing equipment safely and efficiently.
- Shell, organize, label, and inventory nursery plot materials and seed stocks.
- Prepare, monitor, and evaluate popping samples generated through research trials.
- Plan and prepare materials for nurseries and yield trials.
- Record, organize, and summarize research data accurately.
- Maintain inventories of breeding program supplies and help forecast future needs.
- Document work processes and standard operating procedures.
- Support popcorn evaluation activities and data generation efforts.
- Use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to manage data and communicate results.
- Partner with team members to support breeding objectives and long-term program goals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
- Great pay
- 401(k)/pension eligibility
- financial wellness programs
- stock purchase plan
- Career development opportunities
- employee resource groups
- team collaboration
- Paid-time off
- volunteer opportunities
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
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