Field Production Supervisor Foundation at Bayer

Job Description

Main Purpose:

Plan and coordinates field production activities of pre-commercial and foundation seed with seed growers, in order too meet the seed availability and quality standards required.
Ensures the responsible use of human resources, equipment and materials.
Coordinate the harvesting, processing of foundation seed and sampling for both internal laboratories and government laboratories.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Responsible for all activities related to the delivery of high-quality foundation seed in Zambia This includes but not limited to pre-plant control, Planting, rouging (off type removal), harvest moisture control and field sampling, harvesting, seed processing and bagging.
Liaise with the Zambia foundation seed manager to do foundation seed production planning, grower contracting, planting, detasseling, harvesting processes, other activities that includes, fertilizing, weed, insect, irrigation control for foundation seed inbred increases, single cross make-ups and pre-commercial seed productions.
Liaise with seed certifying agents and ensure compliance of all seed productions to the certifying agencies
Evaluate grower success and do grower selection, contracting and crop allocations as well as annual field reviews.
Coordination with seed growers to ensure a smooth transition and flow of product from field to plant and ensuring that plant quality guidelines are adhered to during shelling and seed processing.
Coordinate and execute activities related to foundation seed inventory management such as seed receipt in SAP, coordination of process order creation during processing and participation in stock counts while ensuring appropriate record keeping of inventory movement and signed off.
Lead ESH efforts, help and arrange for resources to promote safety/human rights in field operations.
To implement, coordinate and functionalize QMS (ISO 9001) systems in the field operations through maintaining field/Plant operational records as required by the QMS management systems and timely capturing in the Velocity/SAP digital platform, to manage productions/processing effectively.
Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards and management system set by ISO9001.

Key Working Relations:

Zambia Foundation seed manager
Site Production administration
Zambia site lead
QMS and Quality control representatives
Seed growers and other Field Supervisors

Qualifications & Competencies:

Minimum Bachelor degree in agronomy.
3 years experience in similar role
Fluent in English
MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Results focused with ability to work on own initiative
Strong teamwork capability (flexibility to work across the areas and positively influencing others)
Knowledge of seed production
Gazzetted Seed inspector/Sampler is an added advantage