General information
Organisation
Limagrain Europe is a pure seed player company with solid agricultural roots. Under its LG, international brand, the company is developing innovative solutions based on a multi-crop offer through 20 subsidiaries. LG is one of the European seed leaders in maize, wheat, barley, oilseed rape and sunflower seeds available in more than 50 countries.
Limagrain Europe is contributing to progress in Agriculture every day, by offering genetic and agronomic solutions that allow farmers to achieve better performance while meeting environmental challenges and societal expectations.
Limagrain Europe is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an agricultural cooperative owned by French farmers and an international group, the fourth largest seed company worldwide. As a creator and producer of plant varieties, Limagrain distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products.
For further information, visit us at: www.limagrain-europe.com
Reference
2024-9691
Position description
Employment Type
Fixed Term
Contract duration
12 months
Contractual hours
Full-time
Function
RESEARCH & INNOVATION - TRAIT & SCIENCE SUPPORT
Main Goal
As part of a platform producing plants in continuous generations for our field crop research efforts, we are looking for a Research Engineer. The position will be in the Traits & Technologies department of Limagrain Field Seeds' Research division.
The main activities will be to monitor the cultivation of plants in controlled environments, from the palification of project leaders' requests to the synthesis of production results.
Job description
The main tasks are as follows:
- Planning requests from project leaders to set up greenhouse experiments. This planning will be done in consultation with the person in charge of the molecular analysis interface with the genotyping laboratory.
- Set up experimentation protocols, from sowing to harvesting, including cross-breeding plans and all the steps required to grow plants in a controlled environment.
- Interact with the various people in charge of plant cultivation to monitor experiments.
- Report on experiments to project managers.
In addition to the experimental tasks, the candidate will have the following additional tasks:
- Follow-up of the guidelines to be followed for plant cultivation in a controlled environment, with updating of the documents making up the QMS (Quality Management System) integrated into an EDM, and preparation of internal and external audits.
- Implementation of a software program to monitor growing areas in controlled environments.
- Within the framework of continuous improvement, assignments may be given to develop our processes.
Emphasis will be placed on safety-related procedures. In this context, the candidate will be required to follow the standards in place, but also to participate in improving working conditions.
Skills: what we expect of you
Agricultural engineer with BAC +5 (Master 2 or engineering school) fasaint proof :
- good organizational skills and ability to work as part of a team
- autonomy, responsiveness, rigor and dynamism.
- proficiency in the main office automation tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Your benefits and working environment
Joining us means enjoying a range of benefits:
- Target bonus
- Profit-sharing bonus
- Seniority bonus
- 214-day agreement
- Family health insurance
- Supplementary pension plan
- CE benefits
- An induction program and regular training.
Joining Limagrain means joining an agricultural cooperative and an international Group offering career prospects in France and worldwide.
At Limagrain, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, which are sources of progress and wealth for the company.
If you recognize yourself in this profile, don't wait any longer and join us now to live the Limagrain Adventure!
Recruitment process
Our recruitment process consists of several stages:
- the first consists of a pre-screening of applications by Jérémy, our Talent Acquisition Manager, accompanied by Sylvain, our future manager, to establish a shortlist of candidates for audition. A telephone pre-qualification may be carried out.
- A first interview is organized with the future manager.
- A second HR interview follows shortly afterwards.
Finally, feedback is given to the candidates. Various tests may also be considered (language, personality, etc.).
This process is indicative only, and may change depending on the position in question.
Company
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE SAS
Position localization
Job location
Europe, France, Auvergne, Puy de Dôme (63)
Location
Chappes, France
Candidate criteria
Minimum level of education required
Master's degree
Minimum level of experience required
2 years or more
Languages
- French (5 - Mother tongue)
- English (4 - Fluent)
Requester
Position start date
01/07/2024