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 Planning Manager at our Doniphan NE site.  

As the Production Planning Manager, you will plan for production resources such as manpower, equipment, tools, facilities, and raw materials needed to develop high quality Corn seed on-time to meet distribution, delivery and stock transport schedules. We are seeking a strong leader in this critical role to manage plant production operations and provide leadership and decisions to staff on operational questions related to their areas and responsibilities. Utilize your strong communication skills to build internal and external relationships, deliver great results, and be effective in this leadership position.

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

VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure all plant operations and work activities are safe.
• Continuously driving a safe work culture, ensuring employee engagement with safety as well as site compliance with all our safety programs.
• Coach, support, and develop employees on your team in a manner that fosters effective collaboration and teamwork while also demonstrating and modeling Corteva Values.
• Coordinate production schedules and maintenance schedules to maximize production through put.
• Hold employees accountable for achieving performance results and demonstrate work behaviors that promote collaboration and teamwork in an effective manner.
• Establish and support individual and team performance goals that are attainable and aligned with business strategy.
• Actively encourage and support employees' career development.
• Manage quality operations systems and processes; ensure product first-pass-quality and launch root-cause-failure-analysis with countermeasures in cases when first-pass-quality is not achieved.
• Utilize LEAN Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to drive continuous improvement projects and foster a focused-improvement culture in all employees and operations.
• Communicate effectively and hold regular team meetings to provide timely business updates.
• Plan, organize, and direct plant operations which ensure the most effective return on assets.
• Review and approve plans for the control of production output, budget spending, material efficiency, and engineering/maintenance effectiveness.
• Manage the daily plant operations which may include, but are not limited to: harvest receiving, husk/sort management, dryer management, bulk management, conditioning, treating, packaging, maintenance, inventory management, warehousing, and distribution.
• Ensure on-time delivery to meet both business and customer needs.

Education:

• You have a Bachelor's Degree in business, agriculture or other relevant field of study.

What Skills You Need:

• You are a credible, effective leader with 2 years of experience in leadership or supervisory roles.
• You have a strong understanding of operational effectiveness through 2 years of experience in production, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, or another related field.
• You have proven performance development and coaching/feedback skills.
• You can effectively work with and manage people from diverse backgrounds to achieve cross-functional collaboration.
• You are results-orientated and have strong priority management skills.
• You have excellent interpersonal communications!
• You lead through your influencing skills, not authority.
• You are committed to safety and quality.
• You have change management and innovation experience.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Process Safety Management (PSM) experience.
• SAP and WMS systems experience.
• LEAN Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience and certifications.

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.

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