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The purpose of Operations Technician is to support the different breeding projects in delivering on project goals by running the seed health testing and registration operations and supervising a crew of third-party contract labor.  As the Operations Technician, the candidate will support overall activities of the site Seed development operations team by leading the logistics, organization and execution of seed health testing, seed registration, and seed shipments.

Accountabilities:

• Functioning as an integral member of operations team covering all activities from seed to seed process from harvest through seed registration, including but not limited to seed health measures, seed cleaning, seed health testing, and inventory management.
• Directly manage and supervise including but not limited to seed extraction and packaging of vegetable trials and vegetable breeding nurseries, seed health testing, inventory registration, and shipment assistance of on and off site trials.
• Supporting efforts to maintain seed stewardship principles of inventory and performing tasks that include but are not limited to: seeding, sampling, planting, spraying, threshing and data collection.
• Responsible for timely registration of all materials from on and off site trials in to the seed inventory
• Management of databases for seed health testing statuses, inventory, and tracking of seed
• Maintain seed quality principles of inventory, and performing tasks that include: Database management, storing, packaging, field trial layout and organization, seed processing, document management, and data collection.
• Responsible for overseeing third-party contract labor to ensure accurate results are achieved in accordance with SLAs.
• On-call for various types of field emergencies or unscheduled work based on business needs or weather conditions (including weekends).
• Follow and apply all HSE (Health, Safety, & Environment) and Stewardship practices, as well as to provide support to site management with the functional activities of a research facility.
• Performing all tasks and behaving in a manner compliant with and in support of all safety and stewardship related company policies and practices, including completing all required company training courses and attending local safety meetings.
• Effectively communicating on a daily basis with peers, breeding teams and supervisor regarding the status of projects and work activities.
• Participate in research and process-improvement projects related to the growing and breeding of vegetable varieties. 

Required:

• BS or AA with equivalent experience in plant breeding, agronomy, biology, or horticulture
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and database management
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driver’s history.
• Good ability to plan activities. Basic understanding of project management and planning.
• Ability to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of problems in practical ways.
• Ability to operate seed laboratory equipment, like seed cleaners, seed counters, and other tools needed for agricultural research projects.
• Ability to learn and use proprietary breeding management and seed inventory software systems
• Ability and motivation to learn new technologies.
• Ability to learn and use proprietary systems for label printing and inventory management
• Excellent communication skills.

Preferred

• Bilingual preferred English/Spanish
• Basic understanding of plant physiology and breeding
• Knowledge of internationals shipping requirements for seed and equipment
• Current AASCO certification or ability to achieve within 6 months of hire
• Experience in electronic data collection, imaging or high throughput phenotyping tools.

• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
• Paid Vacation, 9 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

 

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