Zach Snider

Description:

This Seed Facility is a part of the early Breeding/R&D Pipeline and they are overall responsible for all aspects of preparing and packaging corn, soybean seed for research trials all over the world. Their facility is a part of the earliest part of the product pipeline for internal customers as opposed to commercial- they prepare seed for controlled and regulated research trails (primarily company owned). Candidates will manage receiving, scanning, cleaning, treating, sorting, counting, labeling, shelling, and warehousing seed. They pride themselves on Quality over Quantity, but this site moves over $50 Million in seed to 92 growers globally. The site is EPA regulated, so all actions are subject to audit and government fines for discrepancies, and everything they do is extremely important to future years of research.

Will be managing inventory and checking of shipments of seed for trials; this facility in Hazelwood receives shipments of seed from all over the world for research purposes- including Costa Rica, Hawaii, Brazil. They manage a complex inventory and packaging process for trial runs, so their work is very time-sensitive and detail oriented.

Will receive seed from shipments and enter that information into an internal database manually and/or using an RF ID scanner. It is very important that all information be entered correctly to route it to the correct recipient, reflect accurate weights, counts, etc.

Key responsibilities:

Conduct seed processing, packaging, shipping, and receiving activities under the supervision of an area supervisor

Operate specialized seed processing and packaging equipment

Utilize available technologies (RFID, scanners, hand-held devices) to verify quality of work

Assist in maintaining a clean, safe work environment

May serve as a member of safety or compliance committees

This is indoor work all related to the inventory, packaging, sorting, counting, and packaging of seeds to be shipped out to different regions of the world.

Safety gear will be provided.

Will operate seed counting/sorting machinery and count by hand. Much of the lab equipment is automated, so the job requires willingness to learn new technologies.

Will use scanners to read bar codes and ensure they are within regulations specified by the receiving country according to weight, size, etc.

Top Skills Details:

Production,inventory,management,warehouse,retail,seed,technician,packaging,shipping,receiving,gas,station,restaurant,server,waitress,tracking,USDA,EPA,agriculture,corn,farm

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Sci or Engineering related field required

Like to see leadership/team experience on resume.

Experience with any type of regulated environment work- following SOPs, shipping/receiving, inventory management, retail, or restaurant would be ideal.

Data entry experience required.

*****Candidates MUST be able to manage basic functions on the computer, to include Microsoft EXCEL. Also use an internal program for tracking shipments of seed.*****

Candidates must posses the mentality of QUALITY OVER QUANTITY- and stop if they find that something was done incorrectly, count is off, etc.

Experience Level:
Entry Level

Data collection such as stand counts, emergence ratings, plant heights, pollination dates, maturity notes, etc in corn and soybean plots utilizing handheld computer devices (very similar to an iPad and will be using a program similar to Microsoft Excel)

Assist in indoor work including cleaning, packing boxes of seed for shipping, and organizing supplies and inventory; This is a very REGULATED environment since it is a research farm- candidates must be comfortable with this type of dynamic and adhere to all Monsanto SOPs/safety policies.

Some inside work with soybean pod counting later in the fall. Workers will be walking fields, lifting up to 50 pounds. It is extremely important that candidates have strong proven attention to detail for this role, as there can be consequences to research trials if there are miscounts, delay in timing for certain activities, etc.

Hours are 7:30-4pm and rarely weekends, possibly potential for OT. Site will provide all PPE, attire suggestions are pants and long sleeve shirts are best but tshirts are okay. Bring own lunch and snacks, water is provided in the field.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Ideally targeting candidates with prior farm hand, general labor, harvesting, outdoor work experience OR restaurant OR fast paced retail because these individuals will be used to non-climate controlled environments and having to move quickly, shifting priorities throughout the day. 3-6 months experience in a related environment minimum.

MUST have Microsoft Excel skills- basic data entry and formulas, nothing too extensive but they will be walking around with an ipad and need to capture physiological data related to plant growth and conditions. It has been helpful in the past if candidates have some type of inventory management experience or experience tracking data in some capacity.

Other Required Skills/Experience: Activities will require bending and lifting, long periods of sitting or standing. Extended hours or shift work may be requested during the peak seasons. Must be able to read and write, to understand verbal and written task and safety instructions delivered in English, and to perform assigned tasks accurately. Must be able to adhere to all SOPs when carrying out assigned tasks and to support all site safety requirements. Must be able to function as a team member, and to take daily direction from supervisors and managers.

-Looking for a Chemist that will be performing required analytical testing of pharmaceutical samples (compound medications) in accordance with established procedures.

-Will prepare standard and mobile phase solutions using analytical weighing skills and methods including UV-VIS, Titratoins, pH meter, and HPLC. Results will be analyzed to identify any concerns or issues and then discussed with supervisor as needed, so it is important to have an analytical mind and experience to know what major concerns would be, it is also important to have sound communication skills as this is a smaller company and personality is key.

-Looking for people with the experience as well as a high level of problem solving skills and taking initiative.

-Will be working with HPLC majority of the time.

Additional Skills & Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology (with chemistry experience)
-Would prefer someone with a background in HPLC or some quality chemistry in a GMP regulated facility, but not mandatory. Needs someone

Must have:
- at least 2 years HPLC experience is a must have from any industry (doesn't need to be pharma)
- chromeleon experience (software) is a major plus
- flexible to changes
- gmp knowledge is a plus
- positive personality, well rounded, good team player
- able to adapt to varying situations since they are a compound facility

Qualifications:

Entry level lab tech with any level science degree: Associates, Bachelors, or equivalent working experience

Multitasking and retention of information is huge, and must be reliable

Preferred: someone who has been out of the lab for a bit and wants to get back in or graduated awhile ago and never got to use their experience. There needs to be a science and lab highlighted in your resume.

Description:

This opening is for a Lab Technician. They will be running quality and analytical tests on flour and wheat. They will be doing wet chemistry tests: Moisture, ash, & protein. They will also be creating COA's (certificate of analysis), and eventually be calibrating machines.

Typical shift has samples sitting there when they come in, they will do NIRs (30-40 times per shift), set parameters for test, run test, and check results, tests are not too difficult or long, they will get a lot of training on industry specific testing - most tests are between three and five minutes, must be able to run multiple tests at once in an efficient manner (may have 3 or 4 tests going at a time) - third shift is a little less face-paced than the first two shifts, but they must be self-motivated to get work done without someone telling you to get it done. They must be self-motivated.

Shift:

The hours will be M-F; 11AM to 7PM They will work 12 hour shifts on weekends every other weekend from 7AM to 7PM. (averaging 55-60 hrs/wk)

May have to work a holidays.

During the busy season they work a full 40 hours during the week, plus an additional 10-15 over the weekend. For weekend scheduling they work a 2 on 1 off rotating schedule.

Must be aware that everyone works longer hours in the lab during busy seasons.