Immediate need for a talented Greenhouse Technician. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Memphis, TN (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 24-38712
Pay Range: $15 - $17/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Key Skills; water monitoring, cleaning, harvesting.
- Project Management experience preferred.
- Greenhouse Technician, Plant Sampling & Maintenance Work Environment: Greenhouse and Headhouse Duties: The incumbent will work inside the greenhouse and headhouse to support the trait Introgression and initiatives by performing the following duties.
- Sampling genetically engineered plant tissue for DNA and Protein testing in search of desired traits. Planting engineered cotton seeds and maintaining suitable conditions for proper growth.
- Preparing buffer solution to extract protein from cotton leaf.
- Assisting in plant selection, transplanting, plant placement, and plant care.
- Candidates must work very well with others, pay attention to detail, and be able to stand for long periods. Greenhouse work will include, but not be limited to water monitoring, cleaning, hanging harvest bags and harvesting, fertilizing, pruning, crossing, re-clipping and stringing plants, cleaning, and trashing.
- The environment can be very hot.
- Candidates must pay attention to detail and be able to stand for long periods.
- You will be working in a team setting but also independently.
Our client is a leading Chemicals Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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