12/07/2021
Description:
This Seed Facility is a part of the early Breeding/R&D Pipeline and they are overall responsible for all aspects of preparing and packaging corn, soybean seed for research trials all over the world. Their facility is a part of the earliest part of the product pipeline for internal customers as opposed to commercial- they prepare seed for controlled and regulated research trails (primarily company owned). Candidates will manage receiving, scanning, cleaning, treating, sorting, counting, labeling, shelling, and warehousing seed. They pride themselves on Quality over Quantity, but this site moves over $50 Million in seed to 92 growers globally. The site is EPA regulated, so all actions are subject to audit and government fines for discrepancies, and everything they do is extremely important to future years of research.
Will be managing inventory and checking of shipments of seed for trials; this facility in Hazelwood receives shipments of seed from all over the world for research purposes- including Costa Rica, Hawaii, Brazil. They manage a complex inventory and packaging process for trial runs, so their work is very time-sensitive and detail oriented.
Will receive seed from shipments and enter that information into an internal database manually and/or using an RF ID scanner. It is very important that all information be entered correctly to route it to the correct recipient, reflect accurate weights, counts, etc.
Key responsibilities:
Conduct seed processing, packaging, shipping, and receiving activities under the supervision of an area supervisor
Operate specialized seed processing and packaging equipment
Utilize available technologies (RFID, scanners, hand-held devices) to verify quality of work
Assist in maintaining a clean, safe work environment
May serve as a member of safety or compliance committees
This is indoor work all related to the inventory, packaging, sorting, counting, and packaging of seeds to be shipped out to different regions of the world.
Safety gear will be provided.
Will operate seed counting/sorting machinery and count by hand. Much of the lab equipment is automated, so the job requires willingness to learn new technologies.
Will use scanners to read bar codes and ensure they are within regulations specified by the receiving country according to weight, size, etc.
Top Skills Details:
Production,inventory,management,warehouse,retail,seed,technician,packaging,shipping,receiving,gas,station,restaurant,server,waitress,tracking,USDA,EPA,agriculture,corn,farm
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Sci or Engineering related field required
Like to see leadership/team experience on resume.
Experience with any type of regulated environment work- following SOPs, shipping/receiving, inventory management, retail, or restaurant would be ideal.
Data entry experience required.
*****Candidates MUST be able to manage basic functions on the computer, to include Microsoft EXCEL. Also use an internal program for tracking shipments of seed.*****
Candidates must posses the mentality of QUALITY OVER QUANTITY- and stop if they find that something was done incorrectly, count is off, etc.
Experience Level:
Entry Level