Seed Production Technician - Marshalltown Seeds Operations - Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:  Seed Production Technician - Marshalltown Seeds Operations
Location: - (Iowa, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company: Dow AgroSciences
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary:  Competitive



Dow AgroSciences, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, develops leading-edge crop protection and plant biotechnology solutions to meet the challenges of the growing world. Dow AgroSciences is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and had annual global sales of $5.7 billion in 2011.

Mycogen Seeds, a wholly-owned affiliate of Dow AgroSciences, currently has a Seed Production Technician position open.

Production Technicians are involved in all areas of seed production within our Marshalltown seeds operations facility and growing locations.
This may include crop production, harvesting, conditioning, packaging, warehousing, quality control, and maintenance. 
Our Production Technicians are key members of our team and ensure the highest levels of safety of our operations.  In addition, our Production Technicians are key to ensuring the highest level of quality products for our customers. 
In this position, you will work closely with and support other on-site personnel in an effort to continuously improve our processes and consistently establish the highest standards in the industry for safety, seed quality, cost, and supply reliability.

Responsibilities include:
    Corn Production: overseeing crop activities including planting through harvest
    Conditioning and packaging: seed sizing, cleaning, treatment application, quality control, packaging, labeling and tagging seed, re-bag processed lots
    Warehousing and distribution: organizing, moving and placing seed into storage, maintaining inventory accuracy utilizing electronic inventory systems, stage seed for shipment to other warehouses and customers, receive seed from other warehouses
    Maintenance: responsible for preventive maintenance of equipment in assigned areas
    Continuous Improvement:  Writing and updating job procedures, assisting in the training of new employees, and participating on continuous improvement teams



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