POSITION:
Technical
Manager – Seed Production Support
Ball Horticultural Company
excels in the breeding, research, production and distribution of
seed and vegetative plant products. Since 1905, the family-owned
Ball corporation has consistently and proudly supplied
professional growers with the best products on the market,
backed by exceptional service. Innovation is the heart of our
business. We apply advanced research to create new and unique
floricultural varieties for the commercial marketplace, we
develop ideas for marketing those products, and we launch new
businesses and value-added services which benefit every level of
the distribution chain.
To further our corporate objectives, we have an immediate
opening for a talented Technical Manager who will provide
technical support to various production sites, addressing issues
with crop culture, pest and disease management, as well as
pollination and seed harvest mechanisms. This individual will
work with Production Research functions at various production
sites to improve their current production routines on a
continual basis; plan and execute complementary laboratory and
greenhouse research trials in West Chicago to address problems
identified at the production sites; facilitate the transfer of
technical information across production locations.
This position will require
travel approximately 50% of the time to our production sites in
Guatemala, Costa Rica and potentially China.
The ideal candidate will have a graduate degree in Agricultural
Science, with formal training in crop physiology, entomology,
microbiology and plant pathology and a minimum of 5 years’
experience in seed or crop production. An in-depth knowledge of
integrated pest management and crop nutrition are required.
Working knowledge of Spanish is strongly preferred.
Interested candidates should submit their resume with salary
requirements to:
Ball Horticultural Company
622 Town Road
West Chicago, IL 60185
Fax: 630.231.3592
E-mail:
slaubenthal@ballhort.com or
careers@ballhort.com.
We offer a competitive
compensation and benefit package and an environment where
innovation is key.
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