Inside/Outside Research Worker

Description:

Hours are flexible but should fall between normal operating hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm

Start ASAP

• Weekly Schedule (how many hours/days): Flexible – would love to have someone willing to work close to 40 hours

• Shift Times: 7:30-4:00 pm is normal – but could be up to 5 pm depending on that day’s workload and availability of staff

• Interview Required? No

• Resume Review Required? No

• Any specific skills, requirements or experience you want in a candidate: No skills - someone able to follow instructions

• Any additional Medical Surveillance testing required? No

• Any exposure to common allergens? Plant allergens (Corn/Soybean/Wheat)

• Will they be driving? No

• Will non-local/remote candidates be considered? No

• Reason for Opening position? Workload

Inside/Outside Research Worker

Critical skills:
• Must be detail orientated
• Basic computer knowledge & navigational skills
• Have a basic understanding of written and spoken English preferred
• Communicate effectively with supervisor.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures
• Ability to follow safety procedures

Other information:
• Employees will have one 15 minute break for each 4 hours worked
• Lunches are limited to 30 minutes per full shift.
• This assignment is not a temp-to-hire position.

Pioneer Hi-Bred shall supply:
• All required personal protective equipment
• COVID supplies-mask

Outside Research Worker (Typically Summer/Fall)
Duties & Responsibilities (may include any or all of the following):
• Harvest plant material according to defined protocol
• Research Plot Maintenance
• Discarding Seed
• Field Data Collection
• General Housekeeping

Expectations of employment:
• Able to complete repetitive tasks for long periods of time
• Be self-motivated and possess a positive attitude
• Must be 18 years or older
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to work more than 8 hours a day (part of your day will be spend traveling to offsite locations)
• Have schedule availability (Must be able to work from early morning until the evening)
• Ability to work around soybeans, corn, pollen, and dust for long periods of time
• Ability to work outdoors in different weather conditions
• Work well with team members
• Ability to walk/stand/crouch for several hours at a time
• Need to be able and willing to walk on uneven ground
• Need to be able to work at different height levels (overhead and ground level)
• Workers are expected to be on time when scheduled
• Must have a reliable means to work
• Employees will be asked to make/receive personal phone calls during their breaks unless it’s an emergency
• Workers are expected to meet minimum performance standards.
• Workers will follow all defined COVID protocols

Other preferred skills:
• Display a competency to perform accurate work in a repetitive motion environment

Inside Research Worker (Typically Winter/Spring)

Duties & Responsibilities (may include any or all of the following):
• Receiving and sorting incoming seed
• Hand or machine counting seed by experiment prior to planting
• Sorting seed packets for planting and for shipping
• Shelling/Threshing crops
• Conditioning seed
• Ability to use Research equipment
• Applying seed treatment
• General housekeeping

Expectations of employment:
• Able to complete repetitive tasks for long periods of time
• Be self-motivated and possess a positive attitude
• Must be 18 years or older
• Workers are expected to be on time when scheduled
• Hours may vary with work days occasionally lasting more than 8 hours.
• Must have a reliable means to work
• May be asked to work with seed treatments
• May be asked to lift up to 50 Lbs.
• Must be able to stand 8 hours a day
• Ability to work in dusty environment
• Employees will be asked to make/receive personal phone calls during their breaks unless it’s an emergency
• Workers are expected to meet minimum performance standards.
• Workers will follow all defined COVID protocols

Other preferred skills:
• Display a competency to perform accurate work in a repetitive motion environment
• Experience using Barcode Scanners preferred
• Warehouse, distribution, shipping, or inventory experience helpful

EEO

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”