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Production Quality Representative
POSITION PURPOSE:
- Plan & execute the activities of field quality like crop inspection with special focus on disease and training to field team during hybrid and parent seed production & conduct audits during production and post-harvest operation.
- Improve Clean Seed programs in field production by networking with experts and through continual improvement programs.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure identified risks have effective mitigation and communication plan and conduct risk assessment for field and area selection.
- Conduct Crop Inspections for Hybrid and Parent seed production fields & nursery at defined intervals / set calendar as per Field Scoring System (FSS) guidelines with special focus on Diseases. Prepare corrective and preventive actions for the observed deviation and update the data in Velocity.
- Plan and conduct diagnostic tests in Field / Lab. Update field flags in Velocity and SAP followed by communications to all the stakeholders concerned. Recommend corrective & preventive actions in case of any failures.
- Conduct Gap analysis on Clean Seed Program (CSP) during production, seed extraction, sanitization, drying etc. and making corrective and preventive action plans with Production team.
- Conduct audits of Production fields and 3rd party operations of Veg crop during critical crop stages, seed extraction, sanitization etc.
- Coordinate with Production and QT regional & country teams to develop CSP plans and strategies.
- Partner with Quality Control for diagnostics/testing programs including TZ to support harvest decision. Partner with Production to identify, develop and implement quality improvements.
- Support PGO, RA, RCA, ERT, area evaluation, Swap & water testing whenever necessary, but not limited to this.
- Guide field team on Integrated pest and disease management.
- Coordinate implementation and training of Quality, QMS & HSE in field quality processes.
- Complaint support to identify root cause analysis of customer complaints.
- Plan and arrange technical training on CSP /FSS/ Sanitation/ Diagnostic tests, Moisture tests, TZ test etc. to Field Quality & Production teams.
- Review & coordinate for Field Quality Information updates in Velocity / Scout. Escalate identified non-conforming products/ processes to all concerned and trigger corrective/ preventive actions at Field and Plant Operations.
KEY WORKING RELATIONS:
- Global VS PS Field Production Teams
- Country Area Lead.
- Internal and external Industry connections.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture
- Preferably 1 to 2 years’ experience in quality assurance role; but at the same time freshers with a knowledge base can be considered.
- Experience in a seed production/seed industry is preferred.
- Breeding background
- Strong influencing
- Knowledge of continuous improvement principles
- Result oriented & Self motivated
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YOUR APPLICATION
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Location:
India : Karnataka : Koppal
Division:
Crop Science
Reference Code:
849247
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