Assistant breeding Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Ibérica; El Ejido; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading seed company in El Ejido is seeking an Assistant Breeding Cucumber. This role involves assisting with greenhouse activities such as sowing, pollination, and harvesting. Candidates should have a Degree in Agriculture and strong communication and organizational skills. The position offers international exposure and opportunities for skill development within the company. If you're motivated and enjoy practical work in the field, we encourage you to apply.

Servicios

Solid position in a strong vegetable seed company

Young developing team

International exposure and skill development opportunities

Formación

• Degree in Agriculture or higher vocational training in Agriculture.
• Good communication skills and teamwork.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with greenhouse activities and logistics.
• Coordinate trials and data entry in the breeding database.
• Collaborate with breeding operations teams.

Conocimientos

Teamwork

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Educación

Degree in Agriculture

Descripción del empleo

Assistant breeding cucumber

We are looking for employees with a high level of motivation and commitment. Our company is based on innovation and creativity; we need people with a creative attitude and way of working to develop our products. Do you identify with our values?

Do you have a passion for breeding? Would you like to be part of a team that enthusiastically and successfully develops innovative products? If so, apply for this full-time vacancy for Assistant breeding cucumber at our station in El Ejido.

Overview

Our cucumber breeding team is dedicated to developing new cucumber varieties for the world's most important production areas. As an Assistant breeding, you will be involved in the logistical activities of the breeding program as well as the evaluation of pre-commercial varieties. Approximately 70% of the work is conducted in the greenhouse, including sowing, pollination, harvesting, seed logistics, phenotyping, and reporting results in our breeding administration system. The remaining 30% involves office tasks such as planning and coordinating trials in the database. You will work closely with the breeding operations teams.

Responsibilities

Assist with greenhouse activities: sowing, pollination, harvesting, seed logistics, phenotyping, and reporting results in the breeding administration system.

Coordinate and plan trials, data entry, and reporting in the breeding database.

Collaborate with the breeding operations teams to support breeding program objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Agriculture or higher vocational training in Agriculture.
• Good team player.
• Good communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and pragmatic approach.
• Good knowledge of Spanish and English.

Requirements

Besides an academic level of thinking, we are looking for a very practical candidate who is not afraid of dirty hands and feet in the field.

Benefits

• A solid position in a strong vegetable seed company.
• A young developing team.
• International exposure and many options to develop your skills within Rijk Zwaan.

We will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible.