Job title: Seed Technician (field-based)
Company: Bayer
Expected salary:
Location: Cranbrook, BC
Seed Technician (field-based) Job Details:
At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.
Seed Technician (field-based)
This opportunity is an outdoor field-based role that assists the Foundation Seed Production Manager in the production of pedigreed canola seed in a timely and efficient manner, while meeting all quality standards.
The primary responsibilities of this role, Seed Technician in Cranbrook, BC, are to adhere to all Bayer safety initiatives while ensuring documentation for safety activities and accident/incidents reporting is adhered to in accordance with company policy.
This is a full-time permanent hybrid position based out of Cranbrook, British Columbia. This position offers career progression potential.
What you will do:
- Farm equipment operation: spring tillage and soil preparation, crop planting, cultivation, irrigation, pesticide application, scouting, roguing, B line removal, swathing and harvest
- Modification, design, and fabrication of specialized equipment for pedigreed canola hybrid parent seed field production, including welding
- Repair and maintenance of all farm equipment and infrastructure
- Assist with monitoring previous year’s seed production fields and controlling volunteer canola plants as directed
- Understand digital farming techniques using GPS, data collection and record keeping
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and stewardship procedures
- Ensure timely entries for field data collection and production records
- Ensure that Quality Management System (QMS)/CSGA procedures and standards, Bayer Quality Policy, and stewardship procedures are followed. Assist in revision of procedures
- Provide support to field production of other seed crops (i.e. soybean, wheat, vegetable seeds, Pre-Foundation Seed Production ((PFDN) canola seed) and other projects as needed
Who you are:
- Possess a valid driver’s license in good standing
- To have a BC commercial driver’s license or ability to obtain (class 5 with endorsement 20 trailer
4600kg or Class 1). * Experienced/able to haul trailers and load and unload equipment
- Excellent mechanical skills and the ability to operate, maintain and conduct basic repairs to farm equipment. It’s an asset to also be able to design, and fabricate specialized farm equipment as needed
- Have a BC agriculture pesticide applicators license or ability to obtain
- Good decision making and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable with change, with ability to adjust quickly to changing conditions and work demands
- Minimum of 2-year agricultural experience or other relevant industry experience
- Minimum completed high school (Diploma or vocational training in agriculture production or other relevant education is preferred)
- An asset to have canola parent seed production experience
This position requires full vaccination against COVID-19.
What we offer:
- This position comes with the use of a company vehicle.
- Competitive compensation and rewards package
- Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
- Career development and global opportunities
- Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings
Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.
Learn more about our values and purpose at:
All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.
Application Deadline: August 16, 2023
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Bayer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in our selection process requiring accommodation due to a disability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made.
Location:
Canada : British Columbia : Cranbrook
Division:
Crop Science
Reference Code:
798664
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