YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Seed Quality Technician, are to: 

• Be directly responsible for compliance, monitoring, and improvements;
• Manage changes related to quality and safety programs, or business processes;
• Serve as a quality champion within the business;
• Lead and/or facilitate investigations, corrective actions, long term corrective, and continuous improvement projects;
• Be able to independently manage Six Sigma and LEAN projects;
• Review and/or draft controlled documents within Quality System;
• Have flexibility to work in sub-departments;
• Serve as a quality subject matter expert;
• Engage suppliers and stakeholders around service or technical topics related to the overall Quality program, regulatory compliance, sample lifecycle, or QC testing;
• Have the ability to obtain AASCO or ISTA certify sampler;
• Have advanced level of proficiency at probing, mixing, and dividing in order to create Master or Working samples;
• Have an expert level of proficiency around the Quality Plan, Sampling, and QC testing;
• Have complete knowledge of AOSA/ISTA/Bayer rules, procedures and/or work instructions, and customer expectations;
• Have the ability to troubleshoot and direct other lab technicians when necessary;
• Lead processes within the Seed Quality Department, and communicate with internal and external customers;
• Coordinate initial training, refresher training and competency checks for other full time employees (Seed Quality Techs I-IV), and contractors;
• Have the potential to work in a dusty environment as needed;
• Lift up to 60 pounds, perform repetitive tasks throughout the day;
• Execute advanced activities in Bayer systems (SAP and electronic networks), commonly used in production processes;
• Mentor new employees and serve as liaison with other groups within the company;
• Act as process owner when manager not present;
• Review equipment needs for CAPEX requests with manager.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Associates Degree with at least eight years in Manufacturing and/or Agricultural operations experience or Bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience;
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) technical subjects related to botany, seed and seedling structures, testing protocols and laboratory practices;
• Ability to interpret protocols, work instructions and publications related to seed testing;
• Ability to design scientific experiments;
• Ability to independently and proactively identify problems and lead troubleshooting activities;
• Interest and knowledge in advanced seed testing activities and equipment such as moisture, seed count, vigor, germination, and weed seed identification;
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint;
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, flexibility, highly dependable, with ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, deadline driven environment;
• Ability to train, guide, and support the development of other employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP.