Controlled Environment Reliability & Readiness Lead

Bayer (Schweiz) AG; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a CE Systems Reliability Coordinator in Chesterfield, Missouri to improve readiness, capacity, and reliability of controlled environment spaces used for research, seed production, and product development. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, KPI tracking, and cross‑functional collaboration with growers, planners, and researchers.

Responsibilities include coordinating room readiness, sanitation, irrigation, IPM, and chemical management, plus routine inspections and sensor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience coordinating routine operational systems, vendors or service providers, and inspections in a complex tech or research environment.
• Strong communication, organization, prioritization, problem solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Improve operational readiness, continuity, and capacity utilization of controlled environment systems.
• Coordinate room readiness, sanitation readiness, scouting readiness, and space turnover checks.
• Partner with planners, growers, and researchers to improve utilization and handoffs.
• Own irrigation and fertigation readiness, including inventory and setup.
• Support IPM coordination to maintain room readiness for rapid turnover.
• Manage chemical and fertilizer tracking, storage, and safety compliance.
• Perform routine inspections of Dosatrons, irrigation parts, and facility conditions.
• Communicate readiness status and impacts to stakeholders with clear accountability.
• Identify recurring failure points and drive proactive improvements.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Prioritization

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Bayer is seeking a CE Systems Reliability Coordinator in Chesterfield, Missouri to improve readiness, capacity, and reliability of controlled environment spaces used for research, seed production, and product development. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, KPI tracking, and cross‑functional collaboration with growers, planners, and researchers.

Responsibilities include coordinating room readiness, sanitation, irrigation, IPM, and chemical management, plus routine inspections and sensor