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JOB REQUIREMENTS: This breeding technician is responsible for assisting the breeding programs, leading projects, and working within the breeding programs to drive the improvement of raw agriculture materials important to PepsiCo. This position will work closely with existing assistant breeders to execute breeding operations as set by the manager but is also expected to make independent decisions in order to meet project objectives. Breeding operations are in greenhouses, large walk-in growth chambers, fields, seed storage units, and occasionally wet chemistry labs. The position sits in the Agro Raw Materials Discovery function within PepsiCo foods R&D. This position is located at the PepsiCo research facility in Rhinelander, WI and will report to the breeders on site. Responsibilities - Work with potato and oat breeders, assistant breeders, and other technicians to work in the greenhouses, fields, and phenotyping facilities. - Work with breeders and assistant breeders to phenotype breeding trials in the field and at the phenotyping facility. This includes in-season phenotyping in the field, performing oats milling and phenotyping operations, flying UAVs, raw potato grading at harvest, and chip frying and processing traits. - Work with breeders and assistant breeders to support field activities including pulling seed, planting, transplanting, seed cutting, sample pulling, organizing, etc. Ensure accurate records are taken and entered in a timely fashion. - Utilize barcoding and inventory software to track and store seed, tuber, plant, and seed samples. Compensation and Benefits: - The expected compensation range for this position is between \$50,600 - \$75,950. - Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. - Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement. - In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. Qualifications - BS preferred in Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Agronomy, Biological Systems Engineering, Biology, or related discipline. Relevant experience in an active breeding/genetics program, agriculture, leading teams, data analysis, or inventory tracking is preferred, but all qualified applicants will be considered. - Attention to details and accurate record keeping. - Ability to organize projects, lead teams, keep people motivated, and drive for results in any situation. - Demonstrated experience in collecting data from plants and curating them for consistency and quality prior to uploading in company databases required. - Demonstrated ability to manage activities within assigned resources/budgets. - Can quickly separate the mission-critical from the nice to dos and the trivial; quickly senses what\'s the next most useful thing to work on; focuses on the critical few tasks that really add value and puts aside or delays the rest. - Excellent communication and networking ability with the local PepsiCo community and the remote team. - Excellent ability to utilize basic software and communication technologies such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Webex, Outlook, etc., and to input or query data from relational databases. EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientati n / Gender Identity ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Requirements: - This position will be based in Rhinelander, WI and must be willing to travel occasionally to off-site experiment locations. - Must be willing to travel 10-15% of the time primarily in North America, by land or air. - Must be willing to flex work schedule to accommodate video and phone conferences across multiple time-zones as an alternative to travel. - Must be able to operate in hot and wet/dry environments such as greenhouses and walk-in growth chambers, to work with plants, soil, and agricultural/science equipment, and to lift safely up to 50 LBS of weight. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: https://www.pepsicojobs.com/jobs/343295?lang=en-us&iisn=maximus-xml