Operations Manager Pollinations

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Operations Manager Pollinations 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Operations Manager Pollinations, are to:

• Lead and supervise nursery operations such as planting, sampling, selections, transplanting pollinations and harvest;
• Coordinate in executing nursery activities from planting to harvest, communication with internal and external customers to meet quantity, quality and timely delivery of seed products;
• Forecast labor and resources to ensure on time seed production and Delivery;
• Evaluate operations, identify opportunities for improvement and implement needed changes;
• Identify people development needs, create individual development plans in accordance to reports;
• Train employees and monitor to ensure operational safety, stewardship and QMS procedures;
• Ensure compliance with all internal and applicable state, federal and local regulations;
• Conduct Data analysis and report operational progress;
• Collaborate with Community Outreach and Planet Impact initiatives;
• Manage a small team of direct reports and leads managers of small teams;
• Mentor, coach and maintain a healthy working environment;
• 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.

WHO YOU ARE

your success will be driven by your demonstration of our life values. more specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4 years of experience on agricultural related areas;
• Prior experience with people management/development and coaching through direct reports or project-based experience; To drive influence and contribute to employee development;
• Valid driver s license; Driving record (MVR) will be reviewed and must meet guidelines based on the company’s Risk Screening for Hiring Drivers;
• Comfortable working indoors and outdoors in a non-climate-controlled environment;
• Experience with both standard MS Office computer and/or software systems used in scientific data analysis, with ability to quickly learn new software programs and tools;
• Fluent in Spanish and English language, written and conversational;
• Proven communication and influencing skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology or related fields;

Relocation may be provided with this role.

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