Seed & Nursery Lead — Field Trials & Onion Seed

Agricultural Ingredients N. America

Livingston (CA)

On-site

USD 22,041 - 30,307

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Agricultural Ingredients N. America in Livingston, CA, seeks a hands-on Operations Associate to assist in Research and Seed departments. Primary duties include planting and harvesting field trials, spraying chemical treatments, equipment maintenance, and supervising line workers.

Overnight travel to remote sites (10–15%) is required. Expect 2nd or 3rd shift work with overtime as needed, and collaboration with Seed Manager to ensure quality seed production and equipment efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Education: High school diploma or G.E.D. required.
  • 2-4 years of ag, field, or lab experience highly desirable.
  • Desirable: bilingual English/Spanish and basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

  • Act as shift lead for Garlic Cracking Line at Livingston Plant.
  • Ensure documentation and safety procedures are performed and followed.
  • Maintain continual line of communication with Seed Manager.
  • Perform minor repairs and maintenance to maintain throughput.
  • Supervise activities of line inspectors and forklift drivers.
  • Oversee fast-paced flow of activities including truck loading/unloading and bin movement.
  • Routinely operate forklift.
  • Work 2nd or 3rd shift and frequent overtime as assigned.
  • Assist in Research Nursery projects including erecting cages and hand planting bulbs.
  • Basic tractor work including disking, plowing, mulching, laying drip tape, etc.
  • Hand weeding when necessary; harvest of cage-produced onion seed.
  • Supervision of hourly and temporary workers performing above tasks.
  • Maintain inventories for research seed, tags, cages, and supplies.
  • Travel to remote trial locations and seed production areas.
  • Planting and harvesting field plot trials; onion seed field activities.
  • Be an active participant in all seed production activities.
  • Supervise daily activities of onion seed bulb grading line.
  • Milling onion seed; blending and treating onion seed; inventory maintenance.
  • Safely mix and apply chemical treatments using appropriate equipment; handle pesticides.
  • Haul pallets of graded bulbs to storage location; participate in other Seed activities.

Skills

Forklift operation
Planting and harvesting
Pesticide application
Team supervision
Communication

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Tools

Tractor operation

Job description

Agricultural Ingredients N. America in Livingston, CA, seeks a hands-on Operations Associate to assist in Research and Seed departments. Primary duties include planting and harvesting field trials, spraying chemical treatments, equipment maintenance, and supervising line workers.

Overnight travel to remote sites (10–15%) is required. Expect 2nd or 3rd shift work with overtime as needed, and collaboration with Seed Manager to ensure quality seed production and equipment efficiency.

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