Field Research Assistant – Seed Program Operations

qualityconsultinggroup; Salinas (PR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Quality Consulting Group, LLC is seeking a talented, highly motivated Technician's Assistant to join our team in Puerto Rico and the USA. You will contribute to the Phytogen Seed Company research program, performing a range of routine field and processing tasks under supervision.

This seasonal role may involve indoor and outdoor work, operating mobile field equipment, preparing samples, and assisting with plant care across planting, thinning, weeding, pollinations and harvest.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy or Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science (Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, or related fields)
• Standardize qualitative data (e.g., scales, categories)
• Leadership and Organizational Skills
• The contingent worker will be responsible of the process to expedite the needed driver license when asked. (This is a requirement for employment)
• 1st & 2nd shift.
• Availability to work all shifts, weekends and Holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of routine tasks associated with the Phytogen Seed Company research program.
• The tasks will include any or all of those described for the Field and Processing Worker.
• In addition, the Technician's Assistant will perform additional tasks as required by the supervising Field Technician.
• These tasks may include, under close supervision of the Field Supervisor: assisting with the repair and maintenance of field equipment, limited operation of field equipment, organization of samples during harvest and/or processing, and limited driving of a company vehicle.
• The type of task will be dependent on the stage of the annual research program and will be seasonal in nature.
• Tasks may be performed in an indoor and/or outdoor setting.
• Responsible for performing a wide range of tasks or a specific task depending on the stage of the seasonal research program.
• Tasks may include: Field research operations related to planting, thinning, weeding, pollinations and sample harvest.
• Sample processing operations including preparation of supplies, sorting, ginning, weighing, preparation for shipping and seed packaging.
• General facility operations including general clean-up, organization of samples and supplies, and other routine tasks as they arise.
• Perform additional tasks as requested by the supervising Field Technician.
• Operation of mobile field equipment, such as a tractor or cotton picker, and stationary field equipment, such as a module builder.

Skills

Leadership and Organizational Skills

Standardize qualitative data

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy

Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science

Job description

Quality Consulting Group, LLC is seeking a talented, highly motivated Technician's Assistant to join our team in Puerto Rico and the USA. You will contribute to the Phytogen Seed Company research program, performing a range of routine field and processing tasks under supervision.

This seasonal role may involve indoor and outdoor work, operating mobile field equipment, preparing samples, and assisting with plant care across planting, thinning, weeding, pollinations and harvest.