Assistant Breeder Cucumber

**Responsibilities and tasks**:
**1) Assist the Senior Breeder to execute the crop breeding plans successfully**
- The Assistant Plant Breeder will work closely with the Senior Breeder to accomplish the short
- and long-term breeding goals as well as actively participate in all tasks related to breeding, testing, and selection.
- Help plan, organize, and oversee field and greenhouse trials.
- Develop an understanding of the culture, morphology, and floral biology of the crop to implement efficient breeding strategy
- Become familiar with analytical methods for evaluation of genetic material

**2) Learn and assist to implement new technologies for speeding up of breeding process with collaborations and cooperation with in Enza Zaden**
- Learn the new technologies available in Enza Zaden for speeding of breeding programs
- Assist the senior breeder in implementation of technology
- Collaborate and cooperate with technology team and other breeding teams within Enza Zaden

**3) Use the ICT programs for efficient data management and product delivery protocols**
- Collect, evaluate, and critically analyse the phenotypic data from field and greenhouse trials.
- Assist with supply and maintenance of Breeder’s Seed stock
- Develop the skills and use the Enza Zaden approved ICT programs.

**4) Assist and involve seed to seed process of breeding programs with efficiency**
- Generate the database of breeding programs
- Follow the product delivery SOPs and Phytosanitation protocols

**5) Close collaboration with Farm team for efficient planning and execution of breeding experiments**
- Work with the Farm agronomic staff to coordinate land preparation and field plot maintenance
- Regular meetings and planning of work schedules with farm team for efficient breeding program executions

**Profile**:

- M Sc Genetics and Plant breeding is preferred. Or BSc Agriculture / Horticulture with 1-2 years’ experience.
- As Assistant Breeder, you are a committed employee who works independently. Your ambition is to grow in this role, but also to work with the team to ensure the success of the plant breeding programme.
- You are confident and can put things in perspective.
- Strong communication skills enable you to cooperate effectively with colleagues and maintain relationships with external contacts.
- You are practical and work in a precise and structured way. You understand that the team’s interests always come first.

**Company competences**:
1. Cooperation
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Responsibility

Pay: RM2,500.00 - RM3,300.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Maternity leave
- Meal allowance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Parental leave

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday