Seed Conditioning Excellence & Automation Lead – Field Crop

Role purpose

This section describes the overall purpose of the role, why it exists and how it adds value to the business. It is a summary list of up to six statements for key result areas where the role holder will have decision making responsibility.

• Support Business, P&S leadership teams Initiatives to improve the E2E seeds business in the Sites
• To ensure compliance with established policies and procedures
• To ensure timely support for all technical related activities in the plant operations.
• Seed treatment best practice assessment with continuous improvements & Harmonization & AI dashboard
• New recipes and technology upgradation support based upon the requirements
• Build a culture of continuous improvement in areas of HSE & quality improvements.
• Identification of opportunities for seed operation improvements.
• Cost optimization: Direct and Indirect costs at all SPR activities
• Timely Support for SPP for Quantitative & Qualitative Recovery Studies
• Conducting bench scale & pilot scale trials and then commercial scale up for any new technology/ machinery/ process introduction

New initiatives like Palletization, Automation in the plant operations.

Accountabilities

This is a summary list of 6-8 statements for key result areas. These accountabilities should normally be ongoing, and unlikely to change significantly from year to year. The focus should be on results rather than activities. When completing the role accountabilities you should: Use action verbs (e.g. ensure, provide, execute, manage, design, translate); Provide a broad indication of the performance levels required (e.g. effectively, accurately, in line with defined standards); Ensure the accountabilities relate clearly to this role; Give an indication on freedom to act (e.g. independently, under supervision) and interdependencies with other roles.

• Ensuring timely SPP support by Hybrid wise seed size fraction distribution analysis, potential recovery analysis
• Demonstration of Best fit Gravity Settings as and when required as per incoming quality 
• Monitoring of Hybrid Sensitivity Classification studies in coordination with SPR Filed team on need basis for new hybrids
• Validation of Driers on demand for cross checking the standard airflow & temperatures
• Regular Monitoring of Treatment Quality & AI loading results in coordination with QA
• Plan, organize, direct, manage and confer with other departments, staff and toller to coordinate with the SPR activities
• Conduct investigations and develop RCAs in order to verify and resolve complaints
• Taking care of all sourcing / contract’s activities related to SPR department
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintain them over time
• IN SPR Conditioning Team Networking with Global Conditioning Community & Adopt to organizational Structural reforms to increase team technical and leadership capabilities
• Supporting new treatment amendments by conducting Bench scale Trails in lab & Pilot Trails in plants 
• Conducting Shelf-life studies for all new NPI’s and partnering with quality dept. for DOE, project steering, new technology development wherever necessary
• Conducting treatment uniformity, rub off, dust off, flowability tests for the new recipes & sharing results & recommendations
• Monitoring of excess packing & supporting the operations for minimizing these losses
• Supporting for new packing projects for any data generation & validation
• Supporting for Automation & Efficiency projects in the plant operations

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

This section is intended to capture the critical capabilities which the role-holder needs to perform the role effectively from the outset. These are both technical and non-technical in nature. You should focus on the role needs rather than capabilities of the present role incumbent.

Critical knowledge

This concerns the 'know-how' to perform the role, which may have been gained through academic study (degree, education, and certificates), business qualifications, or on-the-job experience. Specify the type of knowledge required (e.g. of specific functional knowledge, particular systems or processes and to what level), not the know-how of the incumbent.

• With a degree in Engineering/Chemical / Agriculture/ Agriculture -Engineering /Science from a reputed university, master’s degree is preferred
• Six sigma knowledge /certification shall be preferable with the above
• Must have extensive practical thorough knowledge of seeds processing industry
• Implementation experience of Safety and Quality standards at a site
• Have basic working knowledge of machineries operations, technical details, and seed treatment
• Hands-on experience of continuous improvement techniques
• Several years of progressively responsible experience and familiarity in project management.
• Should have good documentation skills, proficient with Microsoft office suite and related software
• Should have following skills sets- active listening, critical thinking, performance monitoring, resource management, people management, time management, decision making etc.

Critical experience

This concerns the type and minimum length of relevant experience required to effectively perform the role. This includes experience/familiarity with particular processes or systems, dealing with certain products or services, and/or the experience of dealing with others - both internally and externally.

• A minimum of 5 years working experience in a Seed MNC, process-oriented manufacturing industry in Seed Conditioning role.
• Extensive knowledge of implementing manufacturing tools in areas of process and materials efficiency, workflow design, project management and production scheduling/planning.
• All SPR team members should be able to provide guidance and training to the processing line managers and tolling staff regarding any in technical improvements, commissioning of any new machinery and process improvements.
• A technical expert should research, develop, recommend, and execute creative strategies to foster the organizations functional excellence goals and strong commitment towards customer service

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

This concerns the technical, professional or personal capabilities that are required to perform the role effectively. These may be very specific technical skills relating to the nature of the work (e.g. project planning), language skills and personal skills specific for the role (e.g. the ability to assess and resolve problems and conflicts, the ability to influence and gain support, the ability to quickly learn and apply new skills, the ability to handle pressure, etc.)

• A good team player and a good problem solver
• Self-motivated and striving for continuous improvement
• Expert level knowledge of productivity improvement, 6-sigma, and Lean tools
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and organizational skills with attention to details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including proven dispute resolution skills.
• Maintain and develop successful relationships with vendors.

Critical leadership capabilities

This section captures the leadership capabilities you would expect to be displayed by the role holder in approaching the demands of the role. Please consult the Leadership Model at the end of this document and specify the 3 - 5 most important capabilities for the role.

• Analytical skills
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Team building skills
• Public relations skills

Critical success factors & key challenges

Please identify up to three critical success factors for the role. These will form the basis on which success in the role will be measured. These factors may be quantitative and qualitative in nature, but they should be 'hard' in terms of being able to provide robust measures for role performance. Additionally list up to three key challenges that the job holder will face in the first 12 months.

• Identify and manage the new project/ machinery/ equipment risks
• Coordinating and working with cross functional and cross border teams for developing reliable and resilient designs as per the requirements
• Identification and addressing of bottlenecks in the processing to improve the productivity

Additional information

List any additional information, i.e. travel requirements, mobility, open office environment, team culture, etc.

• Open work culture with focus on skill development
• Focus on building functional excellence in technical areas of the operations
• Should be willing to travel on need basis and take up additional responsibilities as per requirements

Additional Information:

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

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