Seed Packaging Technician
- Crawfordsville, IN, United States
$22 to $28 USD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $22 to $28 USD / hour
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
A growing seed company is adding a new facility and is hiring a hands-on Seed Packaging Technician to run its seed corn and soybean packaging lines. The job covers packaging season, and you'll also help in the field with planting and pre-harvest work.
What you'll do
- Run and maintain the packaging equipment for seed corn and soybeans.
- Diagnose and repair equipment, on your own or alongside the maintenance team.
- Set up each run to the customer's specs for seed size, package @type and similar details.
- Help with expansion projects and facility improvements.
- Support field production during planting and pre-harvest.
- Over time, guide, train and lead less experienced employees on a small packaging team.
What you bring
- Experience packaging seed on automated equipment, such as baggers, palletizers, shrink wrappers, box flippers and forklifts.
- Experience with Taylor Systems, Chantland, Columbia Okura, Premier Tech or similar systems is a strong plus.
- Experience in outside production of seed corn or soybeans.
- A mechanical, problem-solving mindset and a willingness to learn and grow into a lead role.
Reporting
You'll report to the Corn or Soybean Plant Manager, depending on your line.
Contact Danielle Sands, GPAC, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dlsands/
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Skills
- Packaging
- Problem solving
- Reporting