Job offer Multi-skilled operative, selection team

As part of the selection team, in the greenhouse and in the field, you will carry out various tasks, mainly on pumpkins and artichokes, but also cauliflowers, onions and shallots. 

• Manual cross-breeding in greenhouses: pollen harvesting, pollination, traceability
• Planting and maintenance: sowing, planting, pruning, leaf removal
• Harvesting operations and seed extraction 
• Sampling, harvesting and field measurements
• Help with setting up field trials

Driving licence required (travel between nearby sites)

A practical job, close to the land: join our selection team!

• You are motivated to discover the field of vegetable seed breeding.
• You have a keen interest in plant material, manual work and the farming environment.
• You can follow instructions precisely.
• You have good powers of concentration for meticulous work.
• You are in good physical condition and able to work at heights.
• Good communication is essential (observation and information sharing).
• A first experience in agriculture or market gardening is a plus, but motivated beginners or people undergoing retraining are welcome.

Joining us means :

• Join a cooperative that is firmly rooted in the Breton vegetable industry, proud to contribute to the innovation and development of Breton vegetables.
• Power work in a company on a human scale (35 people), in a pleasant working environment, in the heart of North Finistère
• Annual timetable based on 2 periods:
  • 35h/week (autumn/winter): 8.30am-12pm / 1.30pm-5pm 
  • 40h/week (spring/summer): 8am-12pm / 1.30pm-5.30pm 
  • 15 days' RTT
• Company mutual
• Incentive bonus, 13th month

L’Breton Selection Organisation (OBS), based in Plougoulm (29), is a union of agricultural co-operatives specialising in the production of variety creation and the production of seeds and seedlings. 

A major player in the Breton vegetable sector, OBS develops innovative vegetables (cauliflower, artichoke, shallot, Roscoff onion, pumpkin, etc.) to provide 1,700 Prince de Bretagne market gardeners varieties that are perfectly adapted to their terroir, meet climatic challenges and consumer expectations. 

With 35 committed employees, the company combines innovation, local roots and the preservation of Brittany's vegetable heritage.