Let’s color the world!
We are GNT, an ambitious and innovative family-run business with a colorful character! With our EXBERRY® brand, we are the market leader in the field of Coloring Foods. Our colorings are 100% natural and are made from fruits, vegetables, and plants.
We are world champions when it comes to utilizing the bounty of nature and strive to continuously innovate and improve natural color ingredients for the consumer. By carefully preserving all of nature’s beauty and goodness, we are able to offer our clients the highest quality and most reliable products. This is what continues to motivate us every day!
The most important ingredients for GNT’s success are our employees and the cooperation that exists between them. We believe in teamwork, and we are there for one another, our clients, our suppliers and our partners. That is what makes us GNT.
Due to the growth of GNT USA we are looking for a full-time:
Tissue Culture & Laboratory Specialist
We are seeking a motivated, responsible, and detail-oriented Tissue Culture & Laboratory Specialist to join our agricultural team. This role will support laboratory & greenhouse operations and plays a critical part in maintaining research quality, data integrity, and operational coordination.
The successful candidate will be involved in crop laboratory processing, plant tissue culture, data curation, and the development and maintenance of laboratory documentation and procedures. This position serves as a key point of coordination between Agronomists and the Greenhouse manager, requiring strong communication skills and a high level of accountability. This role is ideal for an individual who takes pride in performing tasks correctly, pays close attention to detail, and is comfortable establishing and following laboratory techniques, and research protocols in a fast-paced environment.
The role:
- Perform plant tissue culture activities, including micropropagation, meristem isolation, media preparation, labeling, autoclaving, and maintenance of sterile cultures
- Assist with greenhouse and field trials: planting, monitoring, sampling, and other trial activities
- Curate, manage, and ensure the integrity of research data across lab, greenhouse, and field operations
- Reconcile and update seed inventory, ensuring accuracy and proper documentation of all materials
- Develop, document, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data entry procedures, and laboratory protocols
- Coordinate workflow and schedules between lab staff, Agronomists, and the Greenhouse to ensure experiments and trials run smoothly
- Order and manage supplies for laboratory, greenhouse, and field work, maintaining proper inventory and anticipating needs
- Maintain lab equipment, following standard operating procedures for safety and quality control
- Document procedures and results thoroughly and accurately, ensuring all records are current and accessible
- Collaborate with team members across departments to ensure smooth communication and data flow
- Perform additional duties as assigned by lab leadership
About you, as our ideal candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree in Plant Science, Biology, or Agriculture preferred, but candidates with other college degrees demonstrating intelligence, responsibility, and strong learning ability will be considered
- Highly responsible, meticulous, and committed to quality and accuracy
- Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new software, protocols, and laboratory techniques
- Strong organizational and data management skills; ensures accuracy and continuity across lab, greenhouse, and field work
- Excellent communication skills and ability to coordinate tasks and schedules between multiple team members
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds intermittently and sit or stand for extended periods
- Enthusiasm for working with plants and contributing to agricultural research
- Motivated to start or transition into a career in plant science or agricultural research
What do we find important?
GNT operates globally, being an independent, family-owned business committed to investing in products, technology and importantly, our people. The GNT values are the basis of our daily activities. That’s why we think it’s important that we fit together. GNT employs people who are enterprising and take responsibility. Customer and service orientation is of course paramount! We always take that extra step to offer our external and internal customers the best service. In addition, we do everything we do as sustainably as possible. We are open and honest with each other and bring out the best in each other.
What do we offer you?
GNT USA offers a very competitive salary, bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunity for future career growth.
We color the world, do you?
GNT USA is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please send all resumes to our HR department at [email protected] for consideration.
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