Commercial Seed Processing Operator

2 months ago


Toowoomba, Australia UPL NA Inc. Full time

Job Id: 6821- City: TOOWOOMBA, Queensland, Australia- Department: SCM- Function: SCM- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: Entry levelDescription:
**About Pacific Seeds**

Pacific Seeds is Australia’s leading broadacre seed company. We breed, produce and market leading summer and winter crop seeds and have partnered with farmers around Australia for 60 years. We are focused on conducting research and developing new products and technologies which ultimately improve grower profitability.

**Key Accountabilities**

**Machinery Operation**
- Operate seed coating equipment efficiently to obtain optimum through put.
- Operate all seed grading equipment efficiently to obtain optimum through put.
- Perform daily maintenance of machinery to ensure downtime is minimized.

**Facility and Equipment Hygiene**
- Ensure a high standard of equipment hygiene through efficient and thorough clean down and maintenance checks to minimize the risk of cross contamination.
- Maintain shed hygiene standards through regular cleaning.
- Adhere to all company established quality control procedures.
- Monitor and report insect and rodent activity to Commercial Seed Processing Supervisor.

**Quality**
- Ensure cleaned seed meets Pacific Seeds’ established quality specifications.
- Ensure all packaging is in line with Pacific Seeds’ required standards.
- Perform all sampling as required in line with established standards and directives.

**Administration**
- Complete all paperwork, seed grading reports, clean down sheets, chemical mix sheets and sampling paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensure continuous supply of consumables required for scheduled grading and packaging requirements.
- Supervise temporary staff and ensure they are trained to approved standards in order to complete duties to Pacific Seeds’ quality standards.

**Safety Responsibilities**
- Take reasonable care for own health and safety and ensure that actions or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
- Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, reasonable instructions and actions taken by Pacific Seeds to allow compliance with legislation.
- Report workplace hazards and incidents to Manager as soon as practical after becoming aware of the hazard or incident.
- Only use machinery, equipment and vehicles for which training has been provided and competency in use has been achieved.
- Follow Safe Work Procedures, Machinery/Equipment Manuals and the Lockout Tagout Standard at all times when using machinery and equipment.

**Quality Management System Responsibilities**
- Ensure the processes and documented information relevant to the Quality Management System and their role are understood, established, implemented, maintained and improved.
- Adhere to the requirements of the Quality Management System.
- Strive to achieve the company objectives and targets relevant to their role.
- Fix or communicate the problems they find to the appropriate person.
- Contribute to the improvement of the Quality Management System.

**Individual Performance Management**
- Actively participate and be involved in the setting of and completion of annual performance plans & KPI’s.
- Actively participate in individual development/training opportunities.
- Actively participate in all performance related discussions, including Mid-Year and End of Year Reviews.

**Machinery Usage, Repairs & Maintenance**
- Use all allocated machinery and vehicles in a professional manner to ensure no unnecessary damage occurs and desired life expectancy is reached.
- Maintain all allocated machinery and vehicles in good working order, and in accordance with scheduled servicing requirements.
- Arrange cost-effective additional servicing/modification requirements with third parties as required.

**Other Responsibilities**
- Carry out all work-related activities in a manner consistent with Pacific Seeds’ Values, Behaviours, Competencies and Procedures.
- Schedule leave arrangements in conjunction with Manager via an annual leave planner, to ensure leave is taken in line with company policy.
- Promptly communicate any issues to the Commercial Seed Processing Supervisor which may arise in relation to any of the key areas of responsibility.
- Always ensure adherence and compliance with all current policies and procedures.
- Operate/use all company equipment and assets with a high degree of duty of care.

NOTE: _Employees may be required to undertake duties within the limits of their skill, competence, and training, consistent with their pay level, in any area of Pacific Seeds._

**Position Dimensions**

**Key relationships and influences**

**WHO**

**WHY**

Internal

Commercial Seed Processing Supervisor

Daily tasks and scheduling.

Quality Control Lab

To ensure product meets established quality standards.

Warehouse/Despatch

Bagging/ palletising requirements for export orders.

Processing Administration Officer

Work orders



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