Production Location Manager

At Corteva Agriscience , you will help us grow what’s next. No matter what your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – solving the world’s food problems through innovation, technology, and putting people first. We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Location Manager to join our company at our production facilities. With trusted brands such as Pioneer, Corteva Agriscience is one of the world’s leading agricultural companies. Join us in helping farmers feed the world while protecting the planet. Work with great people in a safe and fast-paced environment.

VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance is offered for this position.

This role will be on-site at the Corteva location.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Operations Management: 

• Manage a significant operational area with organizational structures and jobs designed to meet results.  Organize, clarify, align and manage goals and priorities.  Plans, aligns, ensures accountability, communicates effectively, manages complexity, and optimizes work processes. 

Leadership & Direction: 

•  Communicate the actions needed to implement the function’s strategy and business plan within the team, explain the relationship to the broader organization’s mission, vision and values, motivate staff and develop workforce plans to determine future needs, how to best source candidates, etc.
•  Attract and retain qualified workers leverage and value individual differences and talents and manage work teams effectively.  
•  Performance management and development process utilized to coach and provide feedback to employees. Continuous improvement, open communication, recognizing and rewarding achievements, and resolving conflicts.  

Health, Safety & Environment: 

• Ensure business activities and individuals (e.g. employees, contractors, and visitors) within the area of responsibility adhere to the organization’s safety policies, procedures & programs to safeguard the environment, protect the wellbeing of individuals and minimize business risk.

Financial and Budgeting: 

• Achievement of annual plan and budget business targets. This includes, but is not limited to, identifying and interpreting local issues and trends, developing production and workforce projections, and developing and submitting capital and operational budgets for approval.  Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions.  Makes well-balanced decisions regarding expenditures that take into account multiple considerations. 

Effective grower support:

• Local optimization and on-time completion of production plans. Achievement of quality plan standards and maintain high productivity. Good working relationships with others including growers, contract conditioners, local permitting agencies, crop improvement agencies, vendors, supply chain and production contacts, etc.

Community Relations and Customer Focus: 

• Positive community relations maintained via coordination and participation in public relations activities. Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer centric solutions.  Sale and use of Corteva products promoted whenever possible.

Compliance and Quality Assurance: 

• Compliance with federal and state regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA, Labor Laws, etc.). Compliance with production operations, company policies and guidelines. Input into production operations policies and guidelines. Adherence to Quality Plan, including assuring up-to-date quality system documentation is maintained. Plant & field policies and standard operating procedures (e.g., work hours, allocation of acreage, etc.) developed and implemented.

Requirements:

What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?

• BA or BS (or equivalent), in operations, agriculture business or engineering
• 7-10 years progressive experience in manufacturing environment and supervisory experience
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated application of human resources / people management practices
• Ability to lead leaders and influence/collaborate cross-functionally
• Demonstrated application of Lean production principles
• Demonstrated application of advanced maintenance concepts, Root Cause Failure Analysis, and risk-based reliability methodology
• Demonstrated application of change management principles

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills