Lab/Quality Assurance

Nebraska Irrigated Seeds; Fremont (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Irrigated Seeds is seeking a Quality Control specialist to ensure high standards across corn and soybean seed testing, with emphasis on accuracy and thorough documentation.

The role requires learning SAP, coordinating testing results, and supporting warehouse operations during peak processing seasons with long hours. You will maintain testing records for germs, traits, and other characteristics, analyze results, and report findings to customers according to specifications.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, team-oriented individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to construct well thought out questions to ensure accurate results.
• Maintain accurate testing records for germs, traits and characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality standards across growing and processing of corn and soybean seeds.
• Read and analyze quality results and report to customers according to specifications.
• Learn and maintain proficiency with SAP; support deployment of a warehouse management system.
• Conduct hand sizing and summer probing; resubmit samples to proper labs.
• Work flexible hours; up to 60+ hours during peak processing season.

Skills

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Communication

Questioning skills

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Job description

Quality Control position requires a self-motivated, team-oriented individual with an engaging personality and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Due to the high level of accuracy required, manager should be well spoken and able to construct well-thought-out questions to produce the correct results in all situations.

Manager will be responsible for maintaining quality standards throughout the growing and processing of corn and soybean seeds. Position requires above average organizational skills, as manager will be required to maintain accurate testing records concerning germs, traits and other characteristics of multiple varieties of both crops. In addition to testing, manager will be required to read and analyze quality results and report those results to customers according to their requirements and specifications.

Manager will be required to learn and maintain proficiency with SAP system. In addition, position will be responsible for heading up deployment of a warehouse management system to monitor storage and distribution of products for multiple customers.

Manager will conduct hand sizing and summer probing responsibilities and will follow through with resubmitting samples to proper labs.

Position requires flexible schedule and will require 60 or more hours during peak processing season. This position, duties and responsibilities will evolve over time. Salary to be based on prior experience and education.