Research Assistant - Alvin, United States - RiceTec, Inc.

Description

Expected to perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and physical requirements of this role with or without reasonable accommodation within the described work environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Travel is required but not limited to Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Overnight stays will be required.
• Extended work hours are expected. Particularly during but not limited to the spring planting season and fall harvest season.
• Transportation of planting and harvest equipment to off station yield trial locations in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
• Perform layout of fields for planting the yield trials, prepare seed for planting, package seed, plant, collect data, complete field management activities, harvest, dry and clean harvest samples, jar samples for milling, assist in submitting samples to the mill and grain quality labs.
• Guide yield trials to their completion per specific procedures exercising independent judgment and discretion as appropriate. Coordinate work of other technicians and/or temporary (seasonal) employees ensuring work is of high quality and performed in a safe and efficient manner.
• Conduct projects at other research stations or groups. Interact with other teams.
• Maintain appropriate inventory of supplies necessary for the completion of the yield trials.
• Operate and maintain equipment in good working condition in conjunction with Farm Operations. Keep records of service and maintenance activities (preventative maintenance plan, repair and maintenance plan, replacement plan).
• Participates in decision making regarding feasibility of prospective projects.
• Collaborate with multifunctional process improvement teams to design, test, introduce and implement modern technologies into the New Product Development department. Help improve efforts aimed at upgrading research equipment such as planters, tractors, combines, computer programs, the use of Microsoft Office 365, etc.
• Other Duties as assigned.
• Onsite work required.

EDUCATION

• Experience in agriculture research (field research plots), tractors, planters, combines, or other heavy equipment is preferred.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Performs a wide variety of lab or field work, including experiments. Makes detailed observations, analyzes data and interprets results. Maintains equipment and inventory levels for general supplies. May write experimental reports, summaries, and protocols. May also be responsible for various sample preparations, including experiments as required. Develops and maintains records for the experiments performed.

• Scope of Influence: Within experiment or process.
• Primary Focus: Execution and oversight of task and activities.
• Leadership: Understands group objectives and is able to understand how personal performance affects those objectives. May act as mentor for lower level employees.
• Communication: Is assigned responsibility to communicating project goals to other team members. May also communicate information to other functional groups. Fluency in English, excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to communicate results to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Results Orientation: Provides consistently excellent work and assists others in improving. Responds quickly to potential problems without requiring supervision.
• People Management: May supervise 5 employees. Partners with next level manager for setting goals and discipline.
• Team Work: Able to lead crossfunctional teams to complete varied projects. Delegates tasks to team members who have specific skills in order to obtain highest performance.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Certificates and Licenses: No certifications needed. A "Class A" CDL and a pesticide licenses is a requirement for this job. Must be able to obtain a Class A CDL and pesticide licenses within 3 months of employments.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequentl