Your tasks and responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of this role, Area Production Specialist I, are to: 

• To ensure consistent methodology and company policy and procedure in seed production;
• Perform contract negotiations with growers and 3rd party multipliers in the designated country;
• Advise growers on proper management practices in order to meet the sales demand;
• Aide in the planting, spraying and harvesting of the contracted and company seed production in order to apply and maintain best practice procedures;
• Supervise rogueing crews and maintain log of types removed for proper history and QA data;
• Measure fields and prepare maps of cultivations hired, 30 days after sowing and/or planting to ensure accurate data and planning;
• Apply and monitor company standards: i.e., isolation, pest control seed purity, germination, disease, pollination and weed control in order to assure seed quality standards;
• Direct timely controls of specific agricultural tasks, i.e., load/unload stock roots and bulbs, identify, mark and/or destroy pollinator rows, sort and box onion bulbs in order to ensure proper quality, identity and proper delivery, inspection of bees, etc.;
• Evaluate nicking trials, production research trials and all hybrid productions in order to ensure sterility for production technique and yield improvements;
• Dissect seeds and processes mill samples to ensure further quality control determination;
• Have through continual communication and distribution of monthly reporting, keep the Area Production Manager informed of the on-going crop production activity and problems in respect to field, purity or germination;
• Timely and accurately deliver the year-end rogueing and nicking trial reports.

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:

• Bachelors in agriculture related field with three (3) years of experience in farming and/or agronomic practices OR High School Diploma/GED with five (5) years of relatable farming experience;
• Ability to obtain and keep updated Pesticide Consultants License (stay compliant to law for consulting actions);
• Be proficient with MS Office products;
• Must be capable and competent of operating various farm machinery;
• Must be able to safety lift weight 50lbs;
• Have strong communications skills both written and verbal;
• Be able to travel domestic with occasional international travel;
• Have the ability to work in the following conditions; outdoor fields with heat and dust, working within the vicinity of bee hives, and greenhouses.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience cultivation/cultivation advise of vegetable crops;
• Knowledge of seed production and operational techniques used with the company;
• Be assertive in decision making;
• Possess the following competencies: Analyzing, Performance, and Organizing, Accountability, Assertive, and Respectful.