Agronomy manager

Limagrain Field Seeds; Chappes; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Limagrain Field Seeds seeks an Agronomy & Controlled Environment Production Manager to lead agronomic strategy and the operational performance of our controlled-environment facilities, including greenhouses and growth chambers. You will drive high-quality plant material for accelerated breeding programs across multiple crops, while advancing innovation, efficiency, and team development.

You will combine scientific expertise with hands-on leadership to ensure reliable production systems that

Qualifications

• Degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Physiology, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in greenhouse operations, controlled-environment production, breeding support, or plant production systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.
• Strong understanding of crop physiology and plant-environment interactions.
• Expertise in climate control systems, crop nutrition, fertigation, irrigation, and integrated pest management.
• Experience with data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
• Strong project management and operational planning capabilities.
• Ability to lead change, drive innovation, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead agronomic strategy and operational performance of controlled-environment production facilities, including greenhouses and growth chambers.
• Deliver high-quality plant material for accelerated breeding programs across multiple crops.
• Drive innovation, operational excellence, and team development to maximize reliability and efficiency.
• Combine scientific expertise with leadership to ensure reliable production systems that maximize plant performance, seed production, and breeding outcomes.

Education

Degree in Agronomy or related field

Tools

Data-driven decision making

Job description

As Agronomy & Controlled Environment Production Manager, you will lead the agronomic strategy and operational performance of our controlled-environment production facilities, including greenhouses and growth chambers. You will play a critical role in delivering high-quality plant material that supports accelerated breeding programs across multiple crops while driving innovation, operational excellence, and team development.

By combining scientific expertise, operational leadership, and continuous improvement, you will ensure reliable production systems that maximize plant performance, seed production, and breeding outcomes.

Main Goal

To maximize plant performance, production reliability, and operational efficiency through optimized agronomic practices, modern technologies, and effective team leadership, supporting innovative breeding programs and the development of improved crop varieties for the future.

What we expect of you

• Degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Physiology, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in greenhouse operations, controlled-environment production, breeding support, or plant production systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.
• Strong understanding of crop physiology and plant-environment interactions.
• Expertise in climate control systems, crop nutrition, fertigation, irrigation, and integrated pest management.
• Experience with data-driven decision-making and process optimization.
• Strong project management and operational planning capabilities.
• Ability to lead change, drive innovation, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and team development skills.

Limagrain Field Seeds, with its international multi-crop LG brand is the global Feld Seeds division of Group Limagrain. Limagrain Field Seeds covers all continents with subsidiaries in over 40 countries and sales in 77 countries. Limagrain Field Seeds supplies LG branded seeds of Maize, Wheat, Sunflower, Winter Rape and other regional crops to all farmers large or small. A strong commitment to progress through technology ensures that plant variety improvements arrive continually from 84 research sites and are adapted for maximum local performance.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.