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IPM (Integrated Pest Mgmt.) Seed Technician

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Seed Technician, are to:

• Manage nurseries in the open field and protect environment conditions to meet production parameters. Specifically, will concentrate on integrated pest management trapping, scouting, and data collection;
• Open field and protected environment pest application coordination and planning;
• Will have a planned schedule to achieve business goals;
• Responsibilities include but may not be limited to training, retraining, and coordination;
• Work with internal and external partners to improve IPM program;
• Integrate continuous process improvement and quality control programs to improve efficiency, reduce costs and maintain superior conversion quality;
• Make sure that purchases are made in a timely manner with accurate delivery dates following company procedures;
• Follow up with vendors if necessary to assure delivery schedule;
• Position entails driving a company vehicle (pooled or assigned to the individual). This may include being required to drive greater than 5,000 business miles annually in a personal, pooled, or rented vehicle OR being expected to frequently drive a pooled car as part of your job duties - regardless of mileage;
• Provide timely corrective action for discovered safety and compliance issues.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE (Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility, Efficiency) values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, or related fields;
• Experience and demonstrated skills with IPM techniques and processes;
• Strong verbal, written, and reading communication skills in Spanish and English;
• Ability to provide data to write reports and present data to business partners;
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and managers in a professional, confidential and respectful manner;
• Work independently and as part of a team as well as can build and maintain strong relationships and networks to optimize process workflows and assist in achieving team's business goals;
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists;
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs;
• Valid Driver's License; (to be eligible to drive a company car, your driving record must meet guidelines based on the company's risk screening for hiring drivers - Motor Vehicle Record will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening);
• Hold, maintain and actively use valid Puerto Rico Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator License OR ability to obtain such license within 90 days from hire;
• Must have availability to meet overtime demands, including occasional work on weekends and holidays;
• Willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment, a backpack sprayer and use of other manual spraying equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of IPM experience;
• EPA Worker Protection Standard License or Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator License;
• Experience in Integrated Pest Management Trapping, Scouting and Pest Control;
• Strong interest and aptitude of IT tools, Excel macros, Databases, statistical analysis and report.

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