Job Description

Description

Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a Production Technician to join our company. We welcome applicants from all industry backgrounds with stable employment history, great work ethic, and an eagerness to learn! Come join our team in an industry that provides amazing challenges and a variety of work and enjoy top pay, top benefits, and a great work environment. We welcome candidates who want to grow their career with us. We have a clean, high-quality facility and commit to the safety of all our team members, so we ensure employees go home safely to their families each day.

Never encounter a boring day when you work with us. Our activities and tasks vary with the agricultural season cycle.

The Production Technician will perform a wide variety of tasks associated with general plant operations and field activities at a seed production facility.

$2,500 SIGN ON BONUS!

What You\'ll Do:

• The responsibilities of a Production Tech are dynamic, and may include but are not limited to activities related to: seed field, seed production plant, harvest, receiving, conditioning, treater operation, packaging, warehousing, returns/rework, and shipping, some general repair and maintenance, as directed by supervisor.
• Seed field activities include fertilizing, spraying, planting, scouting, field maintenance, scouting and harvesting.
• Harvest activities such as, combine operation, trucking, drying.
• Conditioning activities such as seed cleaner operation, gravity table operation, equipment cleandown and forklift operation. With the use of a PLC computer automation software program.
• Treating activities include PLC based computer program treater operation, bagging, palletizing, sampling, and equipment clean down.
• Safe operation of fork truck.
• Compliance with Quality and Safety requirements including developing and reviewing procedures.

Qualifications

Education:

• You have your High School Diploma/GED OR are willing and able to obtain your GED within 1 year of hire as a condition of employment.
• 2-Year Agricultural diploma or equivalent experience preferred.

What Skills You Need:

• Knowledge of production agriculture.
• Able to operate field equipment.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing conditions and anticipate needs.
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to provide work instructions training and supervise/coach others. Problem solving capabilities.
• Ability to actively participate in meetings.
• Conflict management skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions. Intermediate level of PC skills desired.
• Willingness to work in a variety of areas (field, plant, warehouse).
• Ability to climb and/or work in elevated areas; standing and sitting for extended periods.
• Position involves repetitive motion and/or repetitive lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to work both outdoors and indoors in hot, cold, wet and dry conditions.
• Possess or able to obtain a pesticide applicator license and Grader certificate. Valid Class G driver\'s license required. Ability to obtain Class AZ license.
• Willing and able to work shift work.
• Willing and able to work overtime/weekends/holidays when needed.

Relocation assistance not offered for this position.
VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

This positions is required to work in office 5 days a week.

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