Trialing Specialist Technician

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Please note: This position is a remote position that will support reputed company's Lone Tree site. Optimal support locations are in the area between Lone Tree, Iowa City and Waterloo, IA.

At reputed company, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality reputed company and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, reputed company's Operations & Trialing Team is seeking a Trialing Specialist Technician in Iowa.

This role will support the Trialing Manager in executing research level yield trials on time, with high precision and accuracy in a safe, compliant manner in order to generate the highest quality data to allow identification of superior performing products in corn, soybean and wheat during the growing season.

This position will have a determined break period between the growing seasons (approximately 3 months). This role is a Peak Time Employee position, which is a permanent full-time employment position that allows the business to meet the demands and allows the employee to take an extended single leave during the non-busy months of the calendar year (one annual unpaid break required each year).

Accountabilities

• Function as an integral member of a team responsible for planting, plot maintenance, spraying, note taking (phenotyping) and harvesting research level yield trial plots.
• Operation and maintenance of agricultural machinery, and or agricultural research equipment to include: precision planters, drones, automated phenotyping equipment and research combines.
• reputed company reputed company tasks and work in a manner compliant with and in support of reputed company safety and stewardship reputed company company policies and practices, including completing reputed company required company training courses.
• Support tasks to reputed company the Trialing managers desired results, e.g., assisting the team with field layout, planting, phenotyping, and harvest.
• Effectively and regularly communicate with peers and supervisors regarding the status of projects, status of work-reputed company activities, quality and timeliness of data collected.
• Plant, spray, maintain and harvest research level corn, soybean and wheat trials to meet data quality standard and operational deadlines.

Required

• Associate's degree in agriculture reputed company discipline and/or relevant experience.
• A valid driver's license with an acceptable driver's history is required.
• Ability to work in high or low temperature conditions in field or reputed company. Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds. Capable of working long hours during time-critical periods of the growing season.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship support from reputed company.

Desired

• Experience in operating and maintaining agricultural machinery, and/or agricultural research equipment.
• Ability to work with a moderate level of supervision while traveling to off-site locations to prepare, plant and accurately collect and manage data obtained from trials.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a federal medical card to operate commercial motor vehicles is required.
• Pesticide Applicators License Holder or ability to acquire.
• A basic understanding of agriculture and agronomy practices is desirable.
• A basic understanding of the practices and procedures that reputed company trial data precision and accuracy.
• Experience in the operation, adjustment, maintenance of and ability to do minor repairs on various plot equipment, including a planter, tractor, cultivator, sprayer, and combine.

reputed company Offer

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

reputed company has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national reputed company, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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