Agricultural Science Technician

PepsiCo; Rhinelander (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement plan

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a creative, results-oriented breeding technician to execute breeding activities primarily across potatoes and oat at our Rhinelander, WI facility. You will assist breeding programs, lead projects, and work with on-site breeders to drive improvement of raw agricultural materials for PepsiCo

The role requires data collection, meticulous record-keeping, and collaboration in greenhouse, growth chamber, and field environments, with occasional travel to off-site locations.

Qualifications

• BS preferred in Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Agronomy, Biological Systems Engineering, Biology, or related discipline.
• Experience in an active breeding/genetics program, agriculture, leadership, data analysis, or inventory tracking is preferred.
• Attention to details and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to organize projects, lead teams, motivate people, and drive for results.

Responsibilities

• Assist breeding programs and lead projects at Rhinelander facility.
• Conduct breeding operations in greenhouses, growth chambers, fields, and phenotyping spaces.
• Collaborate with breeders and remote teams to meet program objectives.
• Maintain accurate data and inputs into company databases.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Team coordination

Education

BS in Plant Breeding / Horticulture / related

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Teams

Outlook

Relational databases

Job description

OverviewPepsiCo is a major food enterprise sourcing a variety of raw materials of agricultural origin such as tuber, grain, and fruit & vegetable crops around the world. A creative, results-oriented breeding technician is required to execute breeding activities primarily across potatoes and oat, with potential of expansion to other crops at a PepsiCo breeding facility in Rhinelander, WI.

OverviewPepsiCo is a major food enterprise sourcing a variety of raw materials of agricultural origin such as tuber, grain, and fruit & vegetable crops around the world. A creative, results-oriented breeding technician is required to execute breeding activities primarily across potatoes and oat, with potential of expansion to other crops at a PepsiCo breeding facility in Rhinelander, WI. This breeding technician is responsible for assisting the breeding programs, leading projects, and working within the breeding programs to drive the improvement of raw agriculture materials important to PepsiCo. This position will work closely with existing assistant breeders to execute breeding operations as set by the manager but is also expected to make independent decisions in order to meet project objectives. Breeding operations are in greenhouses, large walk-in growth chambers, fields, and phenotyping building. The position sits in the Agricultural Science function within PepsiCo foods R&D. This position is located at the PepsiCo research facility in Rhinelander, WI and will report to the breeders on site.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $54,700 - $82,050.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• Nice to have: BS preferred in Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Agronomy, Biological Systems Engineering, Biology, or related discipline. Relevant experience in an active breeding/genetics program, agriculture, leading teams, data analysis, or inventory tracking is preferred, but all qualified applicants will be considered.
• Attention to details and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to organize projects, lead teams, keep people motivated, and drive for results in any situation.
• Demonstrated experience in collecting data from plants and curating them for consistency and quality prior to uploading in company databases required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage activities within assigned resources/budgets.
• Can quickly separate the mission-critical from the nice to dos and the trivial; quickly senses what's the next most useful thing to work on; focuses on the critical few tasks that really add value and puts aside or delays the rest.
• Excellent communication and networking ability with the local PepsiCo community and the remote team.
• Excellent ability to utilize basic software and communication technologies such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, Outlook, etc., and to input or query data from relational databases.
• A proven ability to work closely with colleagues on activities with a high degree of flexibility and comfort with change. Ability to be an ambassador of change and to build consensus among others who can enable activities and projects at the local facility.
• Ability to balance the need to deliver on time, on target, within resources, and with expected quality and quantity.
• Requirements
• This position will be based in Rhinelander, WI and must be willing to travel occasionally to off-site experiment locations.
• Must be willing to travel 10-15% of the time primarily in North America, by land or air.
• Must be willing to flex work schedule to accommodate video and phone conferences across multiple time-zones as an alternative to travel.
• Must be able to operate in hot and wet/dry environments such as greenhouses and walk-in growth chambers, to work with plants, soil, and agricultural/science equipment, and to lift safely up to 50 LBS of weight.

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: /Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

Please view our Pay Transparency Statement