Production Technician

Job Description
We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Production &
Supply Team is currently seeking a Production Technician in Phillips, NE.
You will help shape the future of agriculture by:
Producing a reliable supply of high quality seed by executing production plant tasks assigned by Plant Management. Organize, perform and lead in assigned departments to ensure all required processes, procedures and production requirements are met. Position will take on several roles based upon field production practices, plant processing requirements and distribution needs. Manage field operations, seed receiving, and conditioning equipment operations to insure that all seed is properly handled and conditioned so the highest quality seed will be packaged to meet sale demands.
Accountabilities
Work in conditioning, treating, packaging, field, or other areas to meet facility needs
Provide leadership and overall seed quality expertise to plant activities
Responsible for maintaining, documenting, and adherences to established plant procedures
Responsible for product quality assessments and adherence to product specifications
Complete field operations including;
field map generation, planting, flagging, vendor management, field scouting, equipment setup/validation, WPS recording, staff training, quality audits, and process improvement projects. Offseason special projects related to field operations are a possibility.
Coordinate preventive maintenance program for the plant equipment
Timely and accurate data entry into SAP as part of Inventory Management
Forklift operation
Harvest operations includes but is not limited to the receiving of green corn, husker operation, supervision of sorters, moisture sampling, quality checks, chopper operations, scale operations, and by-product movements
Dryer operations and monitoring, data collection, equipment clean downs, and sampling
Shelling operations, coordination of bulk storage and dryer capacity, moisture checks, and quality sampling
Ensure all daily/weekly equipment inspection checks are completed
Active participation in plant upgrade projects and risk analysis
Foster an operational culture founded on adherence to all applicable HSE and other corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines
Supervise employees and third-party personnel as required
Perform other duties as required to meet plant or site needs
Actively support an image that reflects the highest regard for cleanliness and organization
Being a key stakeholder in the site’s “Goal Zero” safety initiative.