Seed Research Technician - Summer 2025

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 2,000 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby's, Aunt Nellie's, READ, Seneca Farms, Green Valley, CherryMan, Paradise, Pennant, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods Corporation of Le Sueur, MN, a seed research and development facilitylocated approximately 40 miles from the Twin Cities metro area, is currently seeking aSeed Research Technicianto join its team for the 2025 summer production season.

Motivated individuals with an interest in Agriculture, Science, or working in an outdoor environmentare encouraged to apply for this opportunity. The technician will gain hands-on, team-based industry experience working withpea, bean, and sweet corn breeding programs.

Responsibilities:

• Growand carefor plants in the greenhouse/field
• Sweet corn nursery pollination
• Assistwith field trial planting preparation and harvest
• Data collection, data entry, and data evaluation
• Quality control
• Seed inventory management
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Willingness and ability to function in a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Willingness to follow proper research procedures.
• Background in Agriculture preferred.

Starting wage range based on skills, abilities, and experience at $14.48 per hour.

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at ADA@senecafoods.com or call 585-495-4100.