Field Technician – True Potato Seed Production

Location: Watsonville, CA
Department: Seed Production / R&D
Employment Type: Full-Time 

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Field Technician to support True Potato Seed (TPS) production, with a strong focus on hand-pollination, emasculation, berry development, and seed extraction. Unlike vegetative (tuber) seed potato systems, TPS production relies on controlled sexual crosses between parent clones to produce botanical seed from berries. This role requires precision, patience, and comfort with delicate flower-level work in both field and greenhouse/screenhouse settings.

Key Responsibilities

Pollination & Crossing (Primary Focus)

• Execute seed production planting in appropriate TPS production location across the US planting sites
• Collect detailed data and maintain production records fully updated and report information as it happens. 
• Follow the pollen collection and seed production SOPs to ensure high quality outcomes.
• Collect pollen from designated male parent plants at the cor