Seed analyst (m/f/d)

Seed analyst (m/f/d)

Field of Work:  Seed Production
Location: 

Bergen, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS LOCHOW GMBH (0095)
Contract Type:  Regular
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote:  Onsite
Job ID:  15022

Are you detailoriented and interested in working in the field of seed analysis (also as a career changer), in learning something new and supporting us in this responsible task? Then we look forward to receiving your application! 

KWS LOCHOW GMBH is looking for a Seed analyst (m/f/d) for the seed testing activities at our location in Wohlde-Bergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. This position is unlimited and in full-time.

 

These will be your key areas of responsibility:

  • Execution of sample receipt and distribution
  • Carrying out cleanliness and stocking tests
  • Germination of the seed to determine germination capacity and driving force
  • Determination of the thousand grain mass and sorting
  • Determination of moisture content
  • Health checks and related preliminary and follow-up work
  • Collaboration in the further development of the existing QM system
  • Participation in regular internal and external audits

 

Bring in your strengths:

  • Completed vocational training as an ATA, plant technologist or comparable; career changers are also welcome
  • Confident handling of MS Office
  • Careful and accurate work, patience, perseverance and sensitivity in sensitive activities
  • High level of commitment combined with organisational talent, team spirit and reliability
  • Flexibility in working hours: seasonal overtime, some weekend work in the summer months
  • Good knowledge of German and English desirable

 

Start your future with us! What we offer to help you grow:

  • As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence - a culture, which is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
  • Our headquarters for the Cereals Business Unit is located in a rural setting in the beautiful Südheide region of Celle in Lower Saxony
  • In addition to flexible working time models, this position also offers an attractive salary package (incl. company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday bonus, preferential shares, childcare allowance, job bike)
  • According to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development


Did we spark your interest?
Then apply now via our online portal and send us your documents. We look forward to getting to know you!
 

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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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