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ID #1631509
State California
City Monterey bay
Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source California
Showed 2019-01-23
Date 2019-01-09
Deadline 2019-03-10
Category Science/biotech
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Operations Technician- Bilingual Spanish (Gilroy,CA)

California, Monterey bay 00000 Monterey bay USA

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About Syngenta:

Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

About this Job:

The purpose of the Operations Technician is to assist project leads in delivering on project goals by providing technical assistance in the greenhouse and field, follow and apply all HSES and Stewardship practices, as well as to support site management with the functional activities of a research station.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Perform greenhouse breeding support duties including: planting and growing transplants, pollination, seed harvest, seed cleaning, labeling, and data recording

Perform fieldwork including: layout, seeding, transplanting, seed harvest, cleaning, and labeling

Supporting efforts to maintain seed stewardship principles of inventory, and performing tasks that include: Data base management, packaging, field trial layout and organization, pollinating, seed processing, document management, and data collection

Performing all tasks and behaving in a manner compliant with and in support of all safety related company policies and practices, including completing all required Company training courses and attending local safety meetings

On-call for various types of farm emergencies or unscheduled work based on business needs or weather

In areas of responsibility and in concert with the farm and greenhouse operations, determine quantities, order, and arrange and/or apply needed agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides)

Input and maintain data in functional data system

Involvement in all activities of the selection nurseries, disease and insect screening, and commercial trials

Oversee tasks completed by third-party labor to ensure accurate results

Effectively communicating regularly and with peers and supervisors regarding the status of projects and work activities

Qualifications:

Critical knowledge:

Bilingual Spanish and English required for consideration

AA or BS degree preferred; will consider High School Diploma or equivalent

Four (4) to six (6) year's comparable experience in an agriculture field preferred

Critical experience:

Experience in operating agricultural machinery and/or agricultural research equipment

Agricultural research experience or agricultural background preferred

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities:

Must have a valid Driver's License and have, or have ability to acquire and maintain a CDL

Strong computer skill (MS Office, SAP, SharePoint, etc.)

Ability to learn and use proprietary breeding management and seed inventory software systems

Good organizational skills

Ability to work in a team and to communicate with individuals throughout the organization

Ability to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways

Ability and motivation to learn new technologies

Ability to learn and perform maintenance and operate research field equipment

Ability to operate seed laboratory equipment including seed conditioning machines, seed counters, and other tools necessary for agricultural research projects

Critical leadership capabilities:

Excellent communicator and team player

Able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems

Commitment to success

Willingness and ability to focus on parallel tasks to completion

Proven being decisive, trusted, customer-focused, results-oriented, communicative, team-oriented and innovative

Additional Knowledge, Skills, Traits & Abilities:

Capable of working in high or low temperature conditions in the field or greenhouse

Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds

Capable of working long hours during time-critical periods of the research cycle

Potential allergens-pollen, fungal spores, chemical pesticides in field or greenhouse Exposure to high and low temperatures, sun, rain, and dust

Some travel required with occasional overnight stays

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear

The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Syngenta Contact Information:

If you need assistance during the application process, please contact the Service Desk at na.stapcteam@syngenta.com

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