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Field Quality Representative 

POSITION PURPOSE:

• Plan & execute the activities of field quality like crop inspection with special focus on disease and trainings to field team during hybrid and parent seed production & conduct audits during production and post-harvest operation.
• Improve Clean Seed programs in field production by networking with experts and through continual improvement programs.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure identified risks have effective mitigation and communication plan and conduct risk assessment for field and area selection.
• Conduct Crop Inspections for Hybrid and Parent seed production fields & nursery at defined intervals / set calendar as per Field Scoring System (FSS) guidelines with special focus on Diseases. Prepare corrective and preventive actions for the observed deviation and update the data in FIDO.
• Plan and conduct diagnostic tests in Field / Lab. Update field flags in FIDO and SAP followed by communications to all the concerned, Recommend corrective & preventive actions in case of any failures.
• Conduct Gap analysis on Clean Seed Program (CSP) during production, seed extraction, sanitization, drying etc and make corrective and preventive action plans with Production team
• Conduct audits of Production fields and 3rd party operations of Veg crop during critical crop stages, seed extraction, sanitization etc.
• Coordinate with Production and QA regional & country teams to develop CSP plans and strategies.
• Partner with Quality Control for diagnostics/testing programs including TZ to support harvest decision.  Partner with Production to identify, develop and implement quality improvements.
• Support Swap & water testing at ISPP.
• Guide field team on Integrated pest and disease management.
• Coordinate implementation and trainings of QMS & HSE in field quality processes.
• Complaint support to identify root cause analysis of customer complaints.
• Plan and arrange technical trainings on CSP /FSS/ Sanitation/ Diagnostic tests, Moisture tests, TZ test etc. to Field Quality & Production teams.
• Review & coordinate for Field Quality Information updates in Velocity / Scout. Escalate identified non-conforming products/ processes to all concerned and trigger corrective/ preventive actions at Field and Plant Operations.

KEY WORKING RELATIONS:

• Global and Regional VS PS Field Production Teams
• Regional Field Quality Lead
• Internal and external Industry connections.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s/ Master's degree in agriculture
• Preferably 3 to 6 years’ experience in quality assurance role.
• Experience in a seed production/seed industry  is preferred.
• Breeding background
• Strong influencing
• Knowledge of continuous improvement principles
• Result oriented & Self motivated

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