Seed Technician
About The Position
Bayer Row Crops organization is expanding its production operations team in Kearney, NE. As a Seed Technician, you will be involved in all facets of row crop seed production (corn, soy & cotton). Unlike a traditional manufacturing role, you will experience a variety of responsibilities throughout the growing season. You will be expected to work a rotating shift schedule, including some nights and weekends, as required. In spring and summer, you will be assigned to teams supporting a variety of responsibilities. You could spend time inspecting and maintaining our seed crops or support seed inventory management at the plant. This is the season we have teams doing maintenance on our production equipment. Fall is a busy season with harvesting and seed packaging in full swing. In the winter, you’ll be cleaning & packaging seed, supporting maintenance work, warehousing, and shipping seed to ensure our grower customers have the product they need for the coming planting season.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent GED
- Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs (Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, tablets/smart devices)
- Valid driver’s license (to be eligible to drive a company car, your driving record must meet guidelines based on the company’s risk screening for hiring drivers – Motor Vehicle Record will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening)
- Ability to lift 60lbs (a bag of seed)
- Ability to work: days, nights, rotating shifts, weekends, and overtime as business needs require
Responsibilities
- Inspect and maintain seed crops
- Support seed inventory management
- Perform maintenance on production equipment
- Harvesting and seed packaging
- Cleaning & packaging seed
- Warehousing and shipping seed
- Operate equipment (forklifts, seed cleaning, harvesting, planting, etc.)
- Utilize systems to leverage real-time data/technology to drive efficient operations and processes (work orders, maintenance, production information)
- Actively partner with key business stakeholders (growers, vendors) to execute plant/field operations
- Perform preventive maintenance and inspections by troubleshooting problems associated with equipment, processes, and systems as needed
- Adhere to Bayer’s Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) standards and drive efforts toward sustainability
- Engage in continuous improvement programs and identify opportunities to improve performance in accordance with production area, site, and Bayer goals
Benefits
- Generous insurance FROM DAY ONE (including 3 medical insurance package options, vision, dental & life insurance)
- 16 paid holidays
- 3 weeks paid time off
- 401k match & additional core contribution each year
- $2/hour premium pay for 2nd and 3rd shift
- health care
- vision
- dental
- retirement
- PTO
- sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
