PERMANENT
**Research Technician**:
**Salary**: Super + Vehicle + Bonuses
Bendigo VIC
Your Employer
Our client, GenTech Seeds, is the exclusive producer and distributor of Pioneer Brand Seeds in Australia, and has a long and proud 40+ year history of supplying Australian farmers with a range of innovative and quality driven hybrid seeds. They manage the research, production, development, processing, and sale of tailored solutions to local environments. They are committed to continually bring innovation and access to the latest seed technology to maintain Australia's competitive edge in domestic and export markets.
Furthermore, they boast a highly skilled, enthusiastic and passionate team as well as access to world class germplasm, through their innovative global breeding programs coupled with running extensive research and development in their facilities throughout Australia.
Your Role
You will be responsible for conducting research trials and providing agronomy and crop phenology advice to the business to support product positioning capabilities.
As the Research Technician, you will be critical in utilising your skills to compile information for technical sheets, agronomy updates and product advancement meetings.
Further to the above, your duties will include but not be limited to:
Assist with site selection, trial preparation, packing seed, planting, irrigation, weed and insect control, pollinating, hand harvesting and shelling
Work with data analysis software, collect and analyse trial data to inform product line decision-making
Provide technical and agronomic advice such as technical specifications, hybrid characteristics and agronomy advice
Organise contactors and supervise seasonal workers
Provide technical support at field days
Actively participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace
About You
Reporting to the Technical Support Manager, you will have been exposed to field-based research trials and experience operating farm machinery, such as planter, harvester, etc.
To be considered for the role, it is important that you can address the following:
Degree in Agriculture or equivalent experience
Current car licence (manual)
Strong computer literacy - MS Office, Data analysis software, etc.
Chemical user accreditation (desired)
**Benefits**:
Industry leading salary package
Fully maintained company vehicle
Opportunity for personal and professional development
Employee Assistance Program
Great incentive scheme
Choose Agri Talent
Agri Talent provides permanent recruitment and executive search services exclusively for Australian & New Zealand agribusiness. We combine a proven, process-driven approach with an extensive network in agriculture to find your permanent people.
For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact **Marcela Rocha-Lima** - Recruitment Consultant - on 0467 063 538.