Laboratory Assistant

Description

Summary: Join a century-old company as a Plant Pathology professional, responsible for disease resistance screening, diagnostics, seed health, and phytosanitary risk management. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to develop laboratory experience within plant pathology. 2. Focus on disease resistance screening, diagnostics, and seed health. 3. Work within a people-oriented company with a long-term culture. Are you passionate about Pathology? Do you have experience in the laboratory field and would like to further develop it within a century‑old company? We are hiring! **What** **will you do?** ------------------------- * Disease resistance screening. Under the guidance of your manager, you will be: + Responsible for planning all disease resistance screening tests. + Responsible for the execution of disease resistance tests requested, with validated protocols and with respect of the deadline. + Responsible for the maintenance of a viable plant pathogen and pest collection for specified crops. + To update periodically data on computer files and share results with defined person. + Ensure that all controls respond correctly. * Optimize and implement new or existing disease resistance screening protocols. * Coordinate some day\-to\-day routine activities for laboratory technicians (if requested by the manager). * Diagnostics + Responsible for internal diagnostic work to identify plant pathogens or follow\-up external diagnostic work . * Seed Health + Responsible for performing internal seed health tests to detect plant pathogens or follow up external seed health tests. * Phytosanitary risk management + Participate in field inspection as described in the quality management system documentation to identify and eliminate risks associated with pests and plant pathogens. + To report the observations to the relevant parties and to ensure that corrective and preventive actions are taken. * Laboratory and greenhouse routines + Maintain hygiene standards in the laboratory, pathology greenhouses and phytotrons. + Ensure that there is a sufficient quantity and quality of laboratory consumables available for routine tasks. + Preparation of media, buffers and solutions. + Monitor the good functioning of laboratory equipment and inform your line manager in case of deviation. * Breeding software + Using Phenome breeding software to store, plan and execute all aspects of disease resistance screening trials. * QMS /HQS + Perform back\-up tasks and duties as well as the adherence to QMS, H\&S processes and procedures as stipulated in the Quality Management System. + Perform any other reasonable instruction within your ability and as can be reasonably and lawfully expected. + Responsible for the development and implementation of QMS and HQS processes and procedures. + Encourage and empower the team to work in a compliant way (respecting HQS processes, Phytosanitary itinerary, etc.). **Where** **will you work?** ---------------------------- You will be located in **Puebla de Vícar (Almería)**, in our Resrach Station. **Do you fit** **this profile?** -------------------------------- * **Core knowledge**: M.Sc degree in plant pathology, plant sciences, agriculture or similar / Bac \+ 5 years / English. * **Job knowledge**: Agricultural and more specific vegetable production techniques, seed process techniques, experimental and statistical techniques, plant genetic improvements, plant pathology, molecular biology. * **Job know\-how**: Internal QMS protocols, advanced data capturing and plant pathology. * **Core soft\-skills**: Strong organizational skills, verbal communication, writing skills, ability to work in team, cultural openness, flexibility/ adaptability/ ability to deal with a changing environment, reliability, autonomy, initiative and self \-questioning, sense of service and accurate. * **Job soft skills:** Tidy, decision making. **Discover** ------------ **Want to know more about the company?** ---------------------------------------- You will be part of **Sakata Vegetables EMEA team**, part of the **Sakata Group**. What makes Sakata different is that while being a key international player in the seed business, the company has retained a family spirit. This means 3 things: * it’s a people\-oriented company where it is easy to communicate at all levels * you will work closely with your colleagues and customers and will never be far from the fields * as a result of its Japanese origins, you'll be working for a stable company with an emphasis on long\-term culture. **What are the next steps?** ---------------------------- * Apply * Get your first interview with HR Spain * Get your second interview with Carlos Carlos (Plant Pathology Manager)