Seed Breeding Employee Plant Breeding & Field Trials (mfd)

Field of Work:Breeding stations
Location:Bergen
Legal Entity:KWS LOCHOW GMBH
Contract Type: Regular
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 16612

Would you like to play an active role in the development and improvement of modern cereal varieties and support the breeding process from the very beginning
Then join our team as a Seed Breeding Employee Plant Breeding & Field Trials (m/f/d) at KWS Lochow GmbH at our breeding station in Bergen-Wohlde.

This is a permanent full-time position to be filled as soon as possible.

What you can look forward to:

• Operating tractors and harvesting machinery on trial and production fields
• Carrying out maintenance work in breeding nurseries
• Processing and preparing seed for trial and seed multiplication areas
• Data collection and crop assessments in the field storage facilities and greenhouse
• Cleaning and inspecting cereal seed multiplication plots
• Performing crossing activities in the greenhouse and in the field
• Supporting projects and assisting with documentation
• Training and supervising seasonal workers during the season
• Occasional national and international business travel (approximately 10%)

Bring your strengths:

• Completed vocational training as a farmer plant technician or a comparable qualification
• Valid Class B drivers license; additional license categories (BE CE or T) are an advantage
• Confident use of MS 365 and common PC applications
• Reliable and independent working style strong teamwork skills and a high level of responsibility and initiative
• Good German language skills both written and spoken
• Willingness to perform practical field work under changing weather conditions and to work additional hours during the peak season (May to October)

Start your future with us! What we offer to help you grow:

• As a family-run company we live by the values of closeness reliability vision and independence - a culture which is also lived in practice e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
• Bergen-Wohlde is located in a rural setting in the beautiful Südheide region of Celle in Lower Saxony
• The values of a family-owned company are actively lived and reflected at this KWS site which is characterized by collaborative team of around 75 employees
• This position also offers an attractive salary package (incl. company pension scheme capital-forming benefits Christmas and holiday bonus preferential shares childcare allowance job bike)
• According to the motto: Make yourself grow! we promote individual professional and personal development

Make a real impact and grow with us!

We look forward to your expertise and enthusiasm and happy to receive your digital application via our job portal.

About KWS

KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies and employs around 5000 employees in more than 70 countries. With the tradition of family ownership KWS has operated independently for more than 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seeds for sugarbeet corn cereals vegetables oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods and invests a significant amount in research and development.

At KWS diversity is not just a value; it is an essential part of our success. Breeding resilient crops requires diversity; likewise our strength comes from the diversity of our teams. Whatever your background or identity is we invite you to join us.

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