Production Agronomist
Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Production Agronomist needed to support production activities for forage sorghum crops as well as other crops in North and Central America.
Possible roles include but not limited to:
- Co-operator interaction in planning, contracting and monitoring seed field locations
- Supervising of planting, rogueing and harvesting activities
- Mapping and recording observations and of seed fields
- Check seed field moistures so that harvest can be done in timely matter
- Operating seed cleaning equipment, bagging, lab and plot equipment
- Assist in Plot activities such as bagging, crossing, harvesting plots, recording data and threshing materials
Responsibilities:
- Maintain contact with Production Manager to provide up to date on activity
- Assist in planning of activities
- Manage planting, rogueing and harvest
- Support up keep and maintenance of equipment
- Able to operate seed driers
- Able to operate seed cleaning, gravities and treating equipment and packaging seed
- Able to operate field equipment, tractors, combines
- Able to fumigate seed in chamber
Requirements:
- B.S Degree with 3 years’ experience
- Competent with conventional farm equipment and operation
- Able to work independently and solve scheduling issues on planting, rogueing issues and harvest
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- To possess or able to obtain a non-commercial pesticide license
- Able to travel up to 20% of time
- Relocation to Amarillo, TX
Please apply for the position through our website at www.ceres.net or send your resume to www.ceres-hr@ceres.net
More positions from: Ceres, Inc. Posted from March 25, 2015 until September 25, 2015 SeedQuest reference number: 60959 |