KWS Seeds LLC. is looking for a Senior Quality Control Supervisor to join the team in Tangent, OR! The Senior Quality Control Supervisor supervises all quality control/seed testing activities, while developing and streamlining our QC Department.

Essential Job Functions:

• Supervise, train and cross-train QC employees to work efficiently with QC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Identify, monitor and report sub-standard seed quality
• Responsible for all QC SOPs
• Provide QC support to all departments
• Keep current with all processing changes, seed testing procedures, laws and regulations
• Define and run experiments to improve QC SOPs and investigate seed quality issues
• Responsible for all QC operations/testing, timelines, reporting and accuracy
• Responsible for all QC seasonal staff, including training, scheduling, periodic review of quality of work through the use of blind controls
• Conduct annual evaluations of personnel performance
• Responsible for lab supplies and maintenance of testing equipment
• Responsible for the documentation and calibration of testing equipment.
• Responsible for the documentation and confirmation of test consistency through the use of controls
• Responsible for a safe working environment and following safety policy
• Other duties as assigned
• Occasionally travel and/or drive on behalf of the business.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BS in Agriculture or related field required
• QC Supervisor experience required
• Ability to organize and meet deadlines when under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Good work attendance history
• Ability to master knowledge of seed testing lab operations and determination of seed quality
• Proficiency with MS Office and data management

What we offer:

• Salary of $70,000 - $85,000 - depending on experience

• Health, dental, vision benefits
• Pension plan and 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible paid-time-off (PTO)
• Professional training and development opportunities
• An international and diverse team
   

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This employer participates in E-Verify and after acceptance of a job offer, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.