VIE Smart Weeding Coordinator (m/f), Lyon

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At Bayer you have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value the passion of our employees to innovate and give them the power to change.

Missions

• Support the planning of weed management shifts together with the main customer German rail
• Support the industrial vegetation management team by running shifts of weed control on railways
• Co-ordinating and operating spray equipment, i.e. spray trains and TwoWay-Unimogs as well as co-ordinating the maintenance of spray equipment
• Contribute to innovative projects in the area of smart weeding systems, such as e-weeding, weed monitoring
• Conduct trials (chemical, electrical) with customers
• Work closely with technical leads to ensure a high quality of delivery
• Liaise with resource owners / team leaders to ensure effective use of resources in delivering project quality, cost & delivery within project scope
• Create and present relevant reports on project progress, problems and solutions
• Ensure senior management are briefed on any mission critical issues and remedial plans are fully agreed

Profil

Education and Experience:

• Education in a technical profession (agronomical/chemical/mechanical engineering). Polymer experience would be beneficial.
• Experience from plant physiology / Herbicides would be a nice to have
• Direct work experience from working in projects (key)
• Experience from product development projects is a plus

Key competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• High technical understanding and interest
• Results oriented with a positive CAN-DO approach and focused on solutions rather than problems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in German and English.
• Self-motivated with ability to meet deadlines and can produce reports to the required standard; can work with limited supervision
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Pragmatic hands on approach to problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills