Tech III, Growth Facilities

What You'll Do:

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to Nutrien’s Safety, Health, & Environment (SH&E) program by assisting the Facilities Manager and other team members in maintaining safety compliance as per Company policies
• Manage assigned projects to meet all data, seed quality, and seed production quantity requirements within specified timelines, while demonstrating the high level of attention to detail required to successfully execute projects from planting through harvest
• Ensure optimal plant growth through plant health monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of suboptimal plant conditions, proactive pest control, and maximization of seed quality and yield
• Follow quality assurance and quality control procedures, including separation of plant types, traits, and herbicide platforms, as well as order of entry requirements, to ensure pure seed production in a high-throughput environment
• Effectively follow defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including:
  • Marker-assisted breeding procedures
  • Trait introgression procedures
  • Nutrient and watering procedures
• Provide general plant maintenance, including pot and soil preparation, planting, watering, thinning, staking, bagging, de-bagging, dry-down management, and harvesting
• Manage pest control using Integrated Pest Management strategies in accordance with Nutrien Ag Solutions guidelines and Pesticide Application Regulations.
• Support the development of new SOPs and assist in maintaining existing SOPs
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration to support other groups, including field, pathology, and laboratory teams, as workloads and schedules allow
• Model our core value of Safety by actively contributing to and promoting a safe work environment

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Agriculture, Biology, or other related field; experience may be considered in lieu of education
• Working technical knowledge and experience with plant breeding strategies, trait introgression, hybrid development, and pedigree breeding in a greenhouse or growth chamber environment required
• Technical knowledge and experience with plant production under controlled environments (greenhouse/growth chamber) including automation, sanitation, and troubleshooting required
• Positive attitude contributing to a cross-functional team with open and honest communication required
• 3+ years of extensive greenhouse experience preferred
• Working knowledge of doubled haploids and molecular breeding preferred
• Proficiency in relational databases, Brassica, and MS Office preferred
• Pesticide Application certificate preferred