LS PLANT BREEDING

Spring Barley Breeding Technician Cambridge

Spring Barley Breeding Technician – Job DescriptionLSPB are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our breeding team, to assist in all areas of the Spring Barley breeding programme (early generations and trials). To participate in the related laboratory analysis and quality testing, reporting to the Senior Breeding Technician.Who are we?LSPB are a UK plant breeding company, wholly owned by German breeder NPZ-Lembke. We are leaders in the spring field bean market, as well as having competitive oilseed rape varieties, all of which help the UK farmer to maximise their yield. We have a wheat breeding program in its early stages, along with winter bean and spring combinable pea varieties on the market or near market. Finally, we breed spring barley varieties on behalf of another major breeder.LocationBased near to Impington on Milton Road, just north of Cambridge. The site is easily accessed from the A14.DutiesPreparation of seed, including threshing, cleaning, chemical treatment, weighing and trials randomisation.Use of agricultural breeding machinery (plot combine, drill, tractor, tractor mounted sprayer, trailer, forklift, plant thresher) and laboratory equipment.Sowing breeding nursery and field trials.Assistance with scoring of agronomic and disease data.Supervision of temporary staff during harvest and seed preparation.Nursery hand harvesting, trials combining, sampling and storage of material.Preparation of samples for quality testing (sampling, milling, weighing and other preparation of samples).Assistance with other breeding activities.The nature of the tasks means work will include, at times, physically demanding tasks, outdoors in all conditions. Appropriate PPE will be provided for work in dusty and noisy environments.What are we looking for?Some