Full-time Seed TechnicianCategory:Seneca FoodsDate:Dec 13, 2023Location:Dayton, WA, US, 99328Custom Field 1:2786Description:Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 2,000 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby's, Aunt Nellie's, READ, Seneca Farms, Green Valley, CherryMan, Paradise, Pennant, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.Seneca Foods Corporation in Dayton, WA has an opening for a Full-time Seed Technician to join our team. Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, paid time off, and much more!The Full-time Seed Technician, under the direction of the Warehouse, Milling, Packaging, and Receiving Leads, will have the responsibility for receiving, milling, treating, inspecting, bagging, palletizing, loading, weighing, or moving processed seed product, and performing general maintenance on processing equipment, as a member of the Seed Team.The expected compensation range for this position is $19.00 - $24.00 per hour, depending upon skills & experience.Responsibilities:Perform duties relating to seed processing, including receiving, milling, treating, inspecting, bagging, palletizing, loading, weighing, and moving processed seed product.Operate seed processing equipment.Examine seed and adjust machinery to maintain quality and quantity of product.Review process operations instructions.Operate a forklift in activities of storing and transferring seed.Support Team's work environment.Perform general duties in seed sample collection and quality review.Manually lift, move, and stack full (=>50 lbs.) sacks of processed seed or materials - repetitively.Inventory materials and supplies on work floor. Cleanup duties.Load and unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device, and maintain related records.Perform general seed equipment maintenance. Fill fuel tank or replace liquefied gas tank.Utilize forklift skills to transport loads to designated areas. Unolad and stack material by utilizing lift/lower device.May have supervisory responsiblitites for employees during parts (or seasonally) during the year.Work in other departments as assigned, such as operating processing or packaging equipment, cleanup, record keeping, or shipping.Other duties as assigned.Qualifications:Must be able to perform duties satisfactorily.Ability to read and understand instructions and present information to suppliers, clients, and other employees.Simple mathematical abilities: addition, multiplication, decimals.Achieve a satisfactory score to maintain a forklift certification.Education:High School Diploma and/or equivalent work experience.Experience:Forklift operations.Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for know