Salary: n/a / Yearly	Location: Othello, WA
Type: Full-Time

Production Specialist

As global demand for food and fuel continues to rise, we are dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries. We work in a collaborative and inspiring culture where personal contribution is rewarded and growth and development are at the heart of our culture.
Through our world-class science, global reach and commitment to working with our customers, we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life.
There’s never been a more important time to join Syngenta.

Production Specialist " Othello, WA - #2016

Role Purpose "
• Execute established seed production plans to assure that Syngenta has a consistent, timely, producible supply of high quality seed, assure successful production of critical genetics of region through active technical liaison with breeders, marketing, logistics, and third party vendors.

Accountabilities "
• Execute all production activities from contracting through harvest and delivery associated with a multimillion dollar vegetable seed business
• Understand species and variety characteristics, seed quality standards, PLC advancement priorities, market priorities, and crop delivery requirements to ensure optimization of seed availabilities, and parent seed execution to optimize field performance.
• Responsible for grower/field selection, production guidelines, and grower relations within assigned area and crop responsibility, crop pricing strategies and year end crop and producer assessments.
• Adhere to company production instructions
• Responsible for contracting, crop monitoring, reporting, harvest scheduling, and grower settlements for assigned area and crop responsibility to attain targeted volume, quality and cost goals.
• Hire, coach, train, and mentor seasonal personnel demands assigned as necessary.
• Work with production research or other specialists to test / implement new production concepts.
• Remain current with latest production technology and develop specialized skills (i.e. systems, data analysis, equipment maintenance, fertility, irrigation mgt., etc.) to support seed growers.
• Assist Production Leaders by accepting special projects or assignments.
• Be proactive in providing support to Global Supply Chain production and conditioning efforts.
• Adhere to all applicable HSE and other corporate policies, procedures and guidelines
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously through efficient time management and decisive decision making.
• Perform other duties as assigned.




Position Leveling

Level I
Grade Level 9
Job Level
• Uses professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine as well as a variety of problems.
Job Complexity
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate actions.
Supervision
• Normally receives general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new assignments.
Experience
• Typically requires 2-4 years of related experiences.
Education
• May require a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience and/or training in addition to the experience requirement.

Level II
10
Job Level
• Uses professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways.

Job Complexity
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Supervision
• Normally receives no instruction on routine work, general instruction son new assignments.

Experience
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years related experience.

Education
• May require a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience and/or training in addition to the experience requirement.

Level III
11
Job Level
• Uses profession concepts in accordance with company objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways

Job complexity
• Works on problems of where analysis situation or data requires an in-depth analysis of various factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results for obtaining solutions.

supervision
• May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance or supervision to non-exempt personnel.

experience
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years related experience.

education
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience and/or training in addition to the experience requirement

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities "
Critical knowledge
• See table above

Critical experience
• See table above

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
Prod S 1 Prod S 2 Prod S 3
Competency Level Competency Level Competency Level
Results Oriented 2 Results Oriented 2 Results Oriented 3
Analytical skills 2 Analytical skills 2 Analytical skills 2
Customer oriented 2 Customer oriented 2 Customer oriented 3
Professionalism 2 Professionalism 3 Professionalism 3
Team work 2 Team work 3 Team work 3
Communication skills 3 Communication skills 3 Communication skills 3
Knowledge and development 2 Knowledge and development 2 Knowledge and development 3

Critical Success Factors and Key Challenges "
• Assessments, implementations, and execution of important business strategies relating to consistent supplies of high quality and sufficient quantity seed products.
• Individual skill assessments and developments.
• Creative solutions of cost control
• Proactive professional working relationships with global and regional business partners
• Proactive professional working relationships with seed producing vendors.
• Seed industry liaison

Additional Information "
Physical demands of the essential functions: Combined office and fieldwork activities are involved. The fieldwork requires moderate lifting, good mobility, and some travel.

Working conditions while performing essential functions: Fieldwork is subject to field environmental conditions such as (dust, heat) and working with and around approved agricultural chemicals and machinery.

• A minimum of 2 years in current position is required (requirement for internal applicants only)
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Syngenta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including market-based pay, health/dental insurance, a generous 401(k) program, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and relocation assistance.

Qualified candidates should apply today! EOE

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