Seed Plant Manager

Albert Lea Seed House Inc. Published: August 16, 2019
Location
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Skill Level
Senior Level, Mid Level
Job Type
Full-time
Categories
Skilled & Technical Labor / Climate Change

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Description

~ Albert Lea Seed House was founded in 1923 as a family-owned seed store offering field seed, garden seed and farm supplies. Saturday nights were the big sales nights as farmers and their families made the weekly trek into town to shop. Founder Lou Ehrhardt, always sharply dressed in shirt and tie - establishing a legacy of great customer service. ~

Position Overview

Seed Plant Manager:

Grab this opportunity to manage seed cleaning in a brand-new seed plant! We are seeking a qualified and motivated person to manage and oversee the cleaning and packaging of a wide variety of seed species including soybeans, oats, barley, rye, wheat, and buckwheat in our Albert Lea, MN plant.

Our seed plant includes a new seed cleaning plant (with a color-sorter, fanning mill, gravity table, indent separator, biological seed-coating equipment, and robotic bag-stacker) along with an existing seed and a repackaging line.

  • This position is best suited to someone who looks forward to getting directly involved in plant operations while overseeing a staff of 3-6 people.

Qualifications

  • Candidates should have a minimum of an Associates degree in a related field and demonstrable experience in a seed plant.
  • If you love fine-tuning machinery and have good mechanical and communication skills, please apply!

Additional Information about Albert Lea Seed House

Current owners Tom and Mac Ehrhardt, grandsons of Lou Ehrhardt, currently operate the Seed House. You can still call and talk directly with them. When is the last time you talked with the owner of that huge multi-national seed company? One-on-one customer service is still very important to us.

Farmers and growers appreciate our prices and respect our simple, fair approach to farm seed that doesn't involve hidden deals. We have expanded our genetic options, increased access to traits and seed treatments, and offer new financing and other services. Today you will find elite genetics and leading-edge technologies from all the major genetic suppliers at prices up to 40% less than the major seed brands.

We maintain professional memberships with the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, American Seed Trade Association, Western Seed Association, Sustainable Farming Association, both the National and the Minnesota Corn and Soybean Growers Associations, and the Independent Professional Seedsmen Association. In addition, we are Certified Organic Processors meeting the National Organic Program standards for processing organically-raised grains, soybeans and other field crops.

We have been located at our current location since 1976. Our plant is designed to process three lines of seed products simultaneously. The facility has expanded grain storage capacity of 350,000 bushels and maintains 100,000 square feet of warehouse space. Seed produced and conditioned by the Albert Lea Seed House has been grown and labeled in accordance with the rules and inspections established by the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association for certified conventional and certified organic seed.

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