Insect Rearing Technician- Ag Tech

  • Full-time

Company Description

Are you passionate about the environment and sustainable agriculture?  Do you want to play a critical role in leading California’s major growers to adopt new methods of environmentally friendly farming?  - Do you want to play a part in supporting the world’s farmers to adopt new methods of sustainable agriculture?

Suterra is the world’s leader in the rapidly growing industry of biopesticides that use pheromones. We are grower-owned and part of The Wonderful Company®, one of the world’s largest private agribusiness and consumer food product companies.   Our insect management products use naturally occurring compounds that are non-toxic, leave no harmful residues on food and do not leach into soil or groundwater.   We want you to come help us make the world a better place. Naturally.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work with our Field & Research teams at Suterra first-hand, via a seasonal position that will assist our Technical Field Manager perform various laboratory tasks and insect colony maintenance. This person will work largely independently with the listed weekly responsibilities below.

  • Looking someone to work on a part-time, temporary assignment in Shafter, CA for 8-12 months (possibility of extension). The assignment would involve insect rearing, insect environment maintenance, and record keeping in a greenhouse type environment.
  • You will provide your own transportation and will be reimbursed $.586/mile for your commute to/from the work location, out to conduct field visits and trips to locals stores as outlined in the description.  You will document this weekly to be reported with hours worked and reimbursements will be outlined on your weekly paycheck.

  • Person will need to have a clean/acceptable driving record, pass a background check as well as a drug screening.
  • Flexible Schedule (ex: if someone can only work in the afternoon or morning only each day that is fine as long as there 20-30 a week and at site 3 days/week)

Additional Information

Suterra is wholly owned by The Wonderful Company

The Wonderful Company, headquartered in Los Angeles, is privately held $6 billion global agribusiness company with consumer brands including Wonderful® Pistachios, Wonderful® Halos®, POM Wonderful®, FIJI® Water, JUSTIN® and Landmark® wines, as well as the Teleflora® flower delivery service.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

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