Breeding Operations Associate

Bayer Türk Kimya Sanayii Ltd Şti

• B.S. in Horticulture, Agronomy, plant protection, or related field. MSc candidates will be considered 
• Minimum 5 years of crop management, either in open field or in in a greenhouse environment
• Passion to grow and willingness to be intellectually challenged; willingness to influence and inspire others
• Experience in growing vegetable crops in greenhouse and open field are a plus.
• Strong problem solving, track record of process improvement, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence partners and customers
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-based and cross-functional team environment
• Ability to obtain Qualified Applicator License within 3 months
• Good command of English, Turkish is required

Job Description

• Manage all day-to-day operations on the research site that are part of the research operation and lead producing functions such as greenhouse, field, and seed operation operations
• Work with cutting edge proprietary field research equipment and innovative technologies in support of the nursery programs.
• Schedule activities according to crop cycles, supervise and manage contractor labor, and maintain records
• Model daily pollination and hand harvesting efforts to achieve efficiency and maintain accuracy of resource usage and forecasting
• Leverage metrics applications and quality control processes to realize accuracy, efficiency and expanded improvements to protocols
• Capture data in Windows and iOS operating systems (desktop computing, iPhones, iPads) and conduct data quality check and assurance to enable timely advancement of vegetable products
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to deliver results within the crops
• Explore new technologies to increase capacity, speed up current processes, and deploy novel technologies in data collection and crop management
• Proactively identify opportunities to assist in improving established procedures, and lead troubleshooting activities through root cause analysis and troubleshooting techniques
• Ensure compliance with Worker Protection Standards (WPS) as well as Bayer safety guidelines and housekeeping practices
• Perform tasks to ensure compliance with Bayer policies and quality standard, including safeguarding of equipment daily use logs, calibration and maintenance.
• Apply proper planning tools to manage tasks such as capacity request and management
• Ensure application and adoption of best practices in seed handling, geo-positioning (GIS/GPS), crop management, irrigation, plant nutrition, plant health, and harvest to deliver quality data and optimize results for cost, quality and yield