Overview
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this position will be located in sayula, jalisco, mexico, and is based at fall creek’s nursery in sayula or at fall creek mexico's subsidiaries. The role supports fall creek’s breeding and variety development program rubus and requires working in greenhouses for extended periods of time.
essential duties: (other duties may be assigned)
* responsible for accurate field data collection, recording, data entry, and extraction in the database to support the variety development program rubus.
* planting, field mapping, tagging, and recording of seedlings and selections.
* assist with field fruit evaluations.
* assist with controlled crosses and grow seedlings including emasculation, pollination, tagging, and record keeping in field and greenhouse settings.
* provide routine care and maintenance of plants used as parents in controlled crosses, r and d foundation plant collection, and breeding inventory.
* responsible for shipping plants to trial sites.
* perform tissue collection for clonal propagation and keep accurate records of each selection.
* responsible for plant tissue/media sampling and obtaining phytosanitary permits for import/export of plant material.
* work closely with sales, propagation, and logistics.
* responsible for potting, routine cultural care, inventory, and quarantine inspections of new plant introductions.
* assist the molecular biology and pre-breeding team, and the true to type (ttt) program with laboratory work, tissue culture, tissue collection, and phenotyping activities as needs arise.
* assist the farm manager with routine horticultural management and fruit.
* prepare periodic progress reports summarizing performance of breeding program selections.
what you bring to fall creek
required education, knowledge, skills
* bachelor’s degree in horticulture, botany, or related field in a breeding program, nursery environment, or other horticultural operation.
* bilingual in english/spanish (ability to communicate in english, both orally and in writing).
* solid knowledge and experience with the microsoft office suite and the ability to provide detailed reporting using excel spreadsheets.
* strong alpha-numeric data entry skills. Requires general database knowledge.
* time management and accountability.
desired qualifications
* working experience in field management, preferably with blueberries.
* experience in a technical or research position.
company & culture
we’re a us-based company focused on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support for premier blueberry growers. We have nurseries in mexico, peru, spain, south africa, netherlands, and china, with a global team of breeders, researchers, propagators, and support staff. Our mission is to help growers maximize success through genetics, plants, know-how, and market intelligence. This role contributes to building a world with better blueberries.
benefits
fall creek mexico offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health insurance, company-paid life insurance, and food coupons. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on drug testing, background, and reference checks. Eoe.
seniority level
* entry level
employment type
* full-time
job function
* research, analyst, and information technology
industries
* farming
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