Breeder Job at KWS Group
Join our team at
KWS Seeds, LLC where the purpose is to work under the direction of the Plant Breeder, to develop and improve Sugarbeet varieties according to specific goals. Provide leadership and guidance to breeding and field staff in support of projects to optimize breeding activities for North America, with an emphasis on data analysis and management. We are seeking to hire an
Assistant Breeder Sugar Beet US for our Plant Breeding team on a
full-time basis in
Shakopee, MN, USA.
Essential job functions:
- Collect, validate, analyze, and manage data from proprietary and/or Official Variety Trials, disease and insect nurseries, and greenhouse trials at the various company locations.
- Prepare and present reports and summaries as requested regarding breeding-related information.
- Organize and manage databases.
- Organize proprietary, methodical, and/or Official Variety Trials per the breeders’ request and communicate with testing agencies, verify invoices, and maintain records.
- Work cross-functionally with product management, sales, and marketing as well as IT departments.
- Organize and participate in various activities that includes seed production, trials, and greenhouse projects.
- Conduct studies to establish or improve testing protocols.
- Cross-train with other research staff to maintain workflow.
- Lead, direct, and participate in team activities and facilitate communication with colleagues.
- Provide leadership and work direction for breeding programs to the station groups.
- Provide training to develop staff, interns and temporary labor.
- Ensure the Company Handbook, Rules, Guidelines, Procedures, and safety policies are followed, and personal protective equipment is used correctly.
- Travel internationally and domestically as needed and drive on behalf of the business.
- Work variable hours as needed.
- Meet attendance requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in agriculture, biology, horticulture, or related field.
- 2 or more years of experience in agriculture or research.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite and database skills.
- Ability to work variable hours including occasional weekends as required by the business.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and communication skills with consistent attention to detail.
- Bilingual skills.
Working environment:
Perform indoor and occasionally outdoor work in variable conditions including heat, cold, dust, wind and rain. Greenhouse and field environments with exposure to pollen and handling chemicals. Occasional overnight travel as needed, including international.
Physical demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.5 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugarbeet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €285 million last fiscal year in research and development.
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