Seasonal Plant Health Lab Technician

Proven Winners Europe LTD; Michigan, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Proven Winners Carleton is seeking a detail-oriented lab technician to help ensure crops are free from viruses and disease. You will collaborate with the growing team to sample soil, tissue, and water, perform pH and EC tests, and prepare materials for external labs as needed.

This in-person, full-time seasonal role offers hourly pay starting at $16.60, with opportunities to work across different crops and seasons.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate analytical skills by identifying areas in need of improvement along with innovative suggestions to address challenges.
• Recognize discrepancies in testing results. Troubleshoot and suggest potential solutions to challenges.
• Complete all testing and become an expert on all processes by following established protocols after training.
• Maintain a positive and cooperative attitude with all fellow employees and across all departments.
• Effectively communicate with all fellow employees. Report problems or challenges without delay.

Responsibilities

• Test soil/media from all crops using a rotation schedule approved by PLM’s or pull samples as needed and perform accurate testing for pH & EC levels.
• Pull tissue samples from crops using a rotation schedule approved by PLM’s or as needed and do consistent and accurate in-house testing for virus & disease.
• Take tissue samples that arrive from incoming shipments. Prepare samples for sending to outsource testing labs. Perform in-house tests upon arrival as determined by PLM’s or Growing Department Leadership.
• Periodically pull soil &/or tissue samples to be sent off-site for analysis as assigned by PLM’s.
• Pull weekly water samples from our irrigation supply lines and perform accurate testing for free and total chlorine levels and communicate results to the growing team.
• As needed, assist IPM team with collecting insect cards and record accurate insect counts.
• Work with the Lab Supervisor on tracking all positive virus results. Collaborate with the growing team in developing action steps for each virus discovered.
• Make sure Agdia and in-house test results are shared in a timely fashion with the growing team.
• Run labels for production, offsites, garden ready as well as retail labels for traffic.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Lab experience preferred

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Proven Winners Carleton is seeking a detail-oriented lab technician to help ensure crops are free from viruses and disease. You will collaborate with the growing team to sample soil, tissue, and water, perform pH and EC tests, and prepare materials for external labs as needed.

This in-person, full-time seasonal role offers hourly pay starting at $16.60, with opportunities to work across different crops and seasons.