Agricultural Science - Fry Lab Technician

Overview PepsiCo is a major food enterprise sourcing and developing agricultural raw materials that are critical to delivering high-quality products to consumers around the world. A motivated and detail-oriented technician is needed to support potato quality evaluations for breeding, variety qualification, storage research, and agronomic trialing programs. This position provides hands-on experience in agricultural research, food quality evaluation, and laboratory operations. The technician will support fry quality testing, sample processing, data collection, and laboratory organization while working closely with scientists, variety managers, breeders, and trialing teams. Training will be provided on laboratory procedures, equipment, and data management systems. While the primary responsibility is supporting fry laboratory activities, the technician may also assist with field trials, harvest operations, sample collection, trial grading, and other agricultural research activities as needed. The position sits within the AgSci Advanced Variety Trialing team within PepsiCo Foods R&D and is located at the PepsiCo research facility in Rhinelander, WI. Responsibilities Fry Lab Operations: Conduct potato frying evaluations for breeding, variety qualification, storage research, and agronomic trial samples following established protocols. Receive, organize, label, track, process, and dispose of samples according to laboratory protocols. Assist with maintaining testing schedules and...