SEEDWAY, LLC is headquartered in Hall, New York and currently employs 280 employees (including seasonal workers) nationwide. SEEDWAY is part of the GROWMARK system, an agricultural subsidiary serving more than 100,000 customers across North America, Canada, and Mexico. SEEDWAY, LLC is a full-line seed company providing high quality, high-performing farm seed products as well as lawn and turf products throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New England states, Florida, and South Carolina. We offer a leading line of vegetable seed for growers in the United States and Eastern Canada.
To support SowLogic Plant Production and sales program by monitoring plant production at all active greenhouse partners, assisting with data entry for usability percentage and total plant quantity for each sowing along with verifying overall plant availability and quality.
Assist in rolling opportunity plants and overages into contracts
Plant quality management – mowing, topping, and verifying plant readiness
Coordinating plant movement and tray return between greenhouse partners
Dumped plants submitted to SowLogic Manager bi-weekly at minimum for each active greenhouse; Production Coordinator to review California GH dumps with Production Manager
Reviewing SPOT order inventory allocation; revise SPOT orders if inventory changes occur
Review missed and late orders with Production Coordinator and Greenhouse Partners
Responsible for coordinating & balancing workload for usability counts (between Production Manager & Production Coordinator), including greenhouses located in Florida
Responsible for handling initial contact for shortages and product complaints – field visits & responses
Greenhouse plant inspection of Midwest plant orders March through June, and/or as requested
Develop opportunity plant schedule for upcoming season, including Production Coordinator in the process
Take the lead on providing pictures of plants on a weekly basis for customer orders
Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply
Performs all other duties as assigned
BS degree in plant science or agriculture or equivalent experience
Basic PC skills
Exceptional observation and communication skills
Self-starter with ability to complete projects with limited supervision
Experience with vegetable crop or seed industry a plus
Knowledge of greenhouse production helpful
Demonstrated essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development
Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position
We are an equal opportunity/Disabled/Protected Veteran Employer. All individuals, regardless of demographic or other background, are encouraged to apply. Further, as a federal, state, and local contractor, we comply with government regulations and executive orders as applicable, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with disability and protected veterans.
Employment is contingent on, among other things, receipt of an acceptable and job-related background check, drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by member cooperatives. More information is available at GROWMARK.com.
FS cooperatives and retail divisions in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland and Ontario, Canada still make up GROWMARK’s core membership. GROWMARK has now grown into an expansive system with $14.5 billion in annual sales (FY2022). With five wholly or partially-owned subsidiaries, six retail subsidiary divisions, and controlling interests in several related endeavors, the GROWMARK System is flourishing.
