Seed Production Manager
Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Ceres is seeking a Seed Production Manager at our Amarillo, Texas facility to support the growth of our forage sorghum business.
The position offers broad experience in all aspects of seed production, conditioning, packaging and distribution, and includes opportunities to interface with experts in breeding, biotechnology and marketing. Position includes domestic and international travel opportunities.
Description:
Seed Production Manager needed to support production activities for forage sorghum crops as well as other crops in North America and other regions. In this role you will, among other responsibilities:
- Manage seed production operations at the seed plant
- Operate seed cleaning equipment, bagging, lab and plot equipment
- Monitor seed operations at contracted cleaning/conditioning facilities
- Interact with third parties in planning, contracting and monitoring seed field locations
- Supervising of planting, rogueing and harvesting activities
- Mapping and recording observations of seed fields
- Assist in plot activities such as bagging, crossing, harvesting plots, recording data and threshing materials
- Support upkeep and maintenance of equipment
Requirements:
- B.S Degree with 3 years’ experience
- Competent with conventional farm equipment and operation
- Able to operate seed driers
- Able to operate seed cleaning, gravities and treating equipment and packaging seed
- Support planting, rogueing and harvest activities
- Able to operate field equipment, tractors, combines
- Able to fumigate seed in chamber
- Able to work independently and solve scheduling issues on planting, rogueing issues and harvest
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Possess or able to obtain a non-commercial pesticide license
- Able to travel up to 20% of time
- Relocation to Amarillo, Texas
Please send your resume to www.ceres-hr@ceres.net
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