Job description
“WE BUILD TRUST WITH FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD BY SUPPORTING THEM TO SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND FLAVOR OF THEIR PRODUCTION.”
HM.CLAUSE is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative founded and managed by farmers. HM.CLAUSE specializes in the breeding, production, and sale of vegetable seeds. From the world market to the farmer's market, we collaborate with our customers to deliver successful solutions for the agricultural challenges of today and produce the highest quality vegetable seeds for the future. Our global team of experts and state-of-the-art research facilities enable us to work side-by-side with growers to provide the most regionally relevant and reliable vegetable seeds available.
If our mission resonates with your passion, we look forward to your application.
What we expect of you
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
As Quality Assurance coordinator:
- Ensure that the documentation base for Quality control (QC) activities in Aquarius are updated and compliant with accreditations.
- Support operational teams in the formalization of processes and quality documentation.
- Support the Lab managers in ensuing the equipment calibrations are maintained as per standard operating procedures.
- Support QC managers in maintenance of lab equipment, connecting with vendors, maintenance teams.
- Support the QC lab managers in preparing for management review.
- Assist in performing root cause analysis.
Continuous improvement. - Assist in the development and maintaining the in-house ELITE operational excellence program.
- This includes assisting in driving the 5S ELITE program, short interval meeting (SIM) for germination and seed health labs, GEMBA walks, and problem-solving tools.
- Assist in training the lab technicians on the ELITE methodologies.
- Support consolidating Key performance indicators and routine animation.
As Quality control Admin:
- Provide test certificates for purity, germ, and pathology as requested by the internal customers for sales.
- Provide administrative support to the QC team as needed; support includes ordering, organizing luncheons, team building activities.
- Maintain the QC front office in a neat and organized manner.
- Maintain office supplies for the QC team as needed.
- Other tasks as assigned
Skills
Your benefits and working environment
The rewards of working here: You join an expert team of innovators and creators that collaborate with farmers around the world to sustainably enhance the taste and quality of healthy food. Our goal is to form teams that inspire and learn from each other as they work to elevate our products from seed to table. We recognize our employees as our most valued resource and work to create an atmosphere that is supportive, healthy, and progressive. We promote an environment of wellness and well-being and hybrid schedules when it is appropriate for the position. It is an important and expanding piece of our local and global mission for Diversity & Inclusion programs and support groups in the corporate world.
HM.CLAUSE offers a strong compensation and benefits package to its employees:
• Competitive salary
o This position’s range is $19 - $22
Our total compensation and pay ranges reflect our market pay structures. As such, individual salaries or hourly rates are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: local geographical market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as job related skills, education, and experience.
We are a company with a supportive culture and leadership. We encourage you to be part of our journey to enhance the world’s food supply and support the farmers that grow them.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.