This position is required to be on-site.
 

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.    

 

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.  

 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions.  

 

As a Seed Research Technician, you will assist Field Operations with maintaining sorghum and sunflower parental lines used in the production of commercial hybrid seed.  

What you will do:
 

Observe and practice all safety procedures to establish a strong safety culture. Maintain working area in a clean and orderly “30-minute tour ready” manner. Gain knowledge of procedures for seed packaging, threshing, seed inventory and field planting order.   Gain knowledge of nursery pollination procedures for sorghum and sunflower. Be able to take leadership role in nursery pollination.   Assist in all aspects of preparing seed for planting including cleaning, treating, packaging and inventory.  Assist in all aspects of nursery and yield trial plot maintenance.  Assist with nursery harvest and yield plots. Assist product development with preparation of plot seed.  Assist in all aspects of planting parent seed increases, nurseries, and yield plots. Gain knowledge of roguing procedures for removal of undesirable plants in order to maintain genetic purity. Be able to take leadership role in roguing procedure.     Gain skills needed to perform isolation activities needed to maintain genetic purity. Be able to take leadership role of isolation work.  Operate farm equipment such as forklift, UTV, trailers, tractor, sprayer, and combine. Gain knowledge needed to operate farm implements such as planter, rotary hoe, cultivator, and rod weeder.  Assist in other areas of facility as needed.

 

What you will bring:
 

Driver’s license with Class A CDL preferred.  High school diploma or equivalent qualification.  Non-Commercial Pesticide Applicator License.  A minimum of 1 year experience in a similar role preferred. Computer skills.  Able to work outdoors.  Able to work around pollen shed and grain dust. Available to work overtime or weekends during growing seasons.

 

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

 

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.  

 

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.  

 

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