As the Production Location Manager, you will plan for and mobilize resources needed to develop high quality seed on-time to meet delivery schedules. The Dysart facility handles seed soybeans from conditioning through packaging along with seed corn harvest. Come grow your career with Corteva Agriscience in Dysart, Iowa!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you!

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, values, motivate staff, develop workforce plans to determine future needs and 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 consider multiple considerations. 

Effective team 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 management team of the local regional distribution center, 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
• 5-7 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:

Let's peek at how you can grow your wellbeing, health, and future at Corteva!

• Strike a better work-life balance with robust time off benefits including paid maternity, paternal and family illness leave
• Prepare for your future with our competitive retirement savings plan, and more
• Enjoy access to health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• And much, much more!

Benefits - How We'll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.

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