A large vegetable farmer in Minnesota in the USA, is seeking an experienced laboratory and greenhouse technician, with tissue culture experience, to fill an H2A visa program contract position.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a relevant tertiary qualification in Horticulture, Microbiology, Biotechnology etc.
• Willing to live and work in the USA for 9 months a year
• Previous experience in a tissue culture laboratory is essential
• Must have experience in greenhouse crops
• Experience with potatoes is advantageous

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the tissue culture laboratory.
• Planning and executing mass scale tissue culture production for potatoes and greenhouse vegetables.
• Designing and conducting experiments involving plant tissue culture— initiation, upscaling, mass production, de-flasking, growing, and acclimatization.

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidates