Location: Kempton Park, South Africa
Closing Date: Not Specified
Starke Ayres: Agriculture Internship Programme 2023
A role has become available for a Trainee Seed Analyst in our Quality Assurance Laboratory in Kempton Park. The purpose of this role is the determination of seed quality by means of analyzing samples with regard to defect determination, purity, germination and approved vigour tests on seed lots delivered and presented.
The Trainee Seed Analyst must also be able to support the Seed Analyst in his/her duties and stand in for the Seed Analyst in his/her absence.
Responsibilities:
- Sampling of seed
- Sampling of seed lots according to ISTA rules.
- Defect determination and purity analysis on seed
- Obtain submitted sample according to the ISTA rules and perform defect determination and purity analysis.
- Do kernel count when requested.
- Report results on the job card and enter the results the register and EMS
- Evaluation of seedlings in a germination test, according to the ISTA rules
- Do a first count on the germination as prescribed by the ISTA rules.
- Counts needs to be reported as a percentage on the germination card, register and EMS and when necessary completed on a lab report.
- Make decisions on retesting when replicates are not within tolerance
- Test seed received and seed presented by the factory with regard to grading, defects, purity, germination and moisture.
- Check the physical appearance of the bags, labels, stacking of pallets and quantities of a presentation and represented seed in stock.
- Test germination of represented seed and process failures when necessary.
Requirements:
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Diploma / B. Tech / Degree in: Agriculture
How to Apply
Apply Online for the Starke Ayres: Agriculture (Seed Analyst) Internship Programme 2023
