Production Technician SSV

Syngenta Group•Pasco, WA

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States. This role involves working in a dedicated small seed vegetable (SSV) conditioning and seed health area, providing leadership and overall seed quality expertise to SSV plant activities. The technician will be responsible for maintaining, documenting, and adhering to established plant operating procedures, ensuring accurate identification and filling of orders per production instructions. They will also oversee equipment clean-downs, changeovers, quality sample assistance, and product quality assessments to meet product specifications. Development and execution of processing plans, proactive interdepartmental communication, and a proactive response to non-conforming product are key. The role also includes rigorous plant and equipment maintenance scheduling, continuous improvement efforts, and providing necessary information. The technician will use their skills to contribute to concept development and complete tasks effectively, developing and executing processing work instructions, task cards, and JSAs in accordance with document management procedures.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Knowledge of office functions and processes, including MS Office (Excel, Word).
Must be able to be forklift certified
Ability to operate state of the art conditioning, chemical and packaging equipment
Ability to receive AASCO seed sampler certification
Excellent analytical and deductive reasoning skills
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Ability to work positively and effectively with outside vendors/agencies and internal personnel and departments.
Working knowledge of inventory management principals.
Able to wear pesticide PPE
Able to lift 50 lbs.
Bending and stooping
Frequent standing and walking including climbing stairs and ladders
Ability to work in cold, hot, and dusty conditions
Work with seed treatments
Shift work and weekends.

Nice To Haves

AA or Bachelor’s highly preferred

Responsibilities

Adherence to all applicable HSE and other corporate policies, procedures and guidelines.
Assist in presenting all safety training classes, seeds of safety observations, and forklift observations.
Ensure all equipment is properly calibrated and routinely inspected.
Supervise employees and third-party personnel as required.
Perform other duties as required to meet SSV conditioning department needs.
Work in dedicated small seed vegetable (SSV) conditioning and seed health area.
Provide leadership and overall seed quality expertise to SSV plant activities.
Responsible for maintaining, documenting, and adherence to established plant operating procedures.
Ensure all seed picked and transported to specified area is identified accurately and checked against production order.
Fill all orders per production order instructions.
Ensure all equipment clean-downs and changeovers are done correctly to eliminate any product contamination or seed mixture.
Assist with quality samples, officially drawn samples, and quality data collection.
Execute sampling procedures per established procedures.
Responsible for product quality assessments and adherence to product specifications.
Development and execution of processing plans required to meet key business strategies and product availability requirements.
Proactive communication both interdepartmentally and cross functionally to assure that processing efforts are performed in a manner consistent with accommodating business demands and requirements.
A proactive response when seed is not meeting approved Product Specifications standards.
Rigorous Plant and Equipment R & M scheduling.
Diligent continuous improvement processing efforts with accompanying employee motivations.
Timely execution and provisions of informational requirements.
Uses ability as a skilled specialist to contribute in development of concepts and techniques and to complete tasks in creative and effective ways.
Development and execution of processing work instruction, task cards, JSA’s, ECP’s, in accordance with our document management procedures.