Farm Coordinator

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare with leading businesses and products in diagnostics medical devices nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

The Opportunity

The Farm Coordinator will support day-to-day operations in Abbott Cancer Diagnostics onsite hydroponic farms. Operation includes seeding transplanting and harvesting as well as cleaning and maintenance tasks to ensure proper and safe food handling and growing in the farm. The Farm Coordinator delivers programs such as: farming demonstrations/classes farm tours recycling/composting and various related employee events throughout the year.

What Youll Work On

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Grow inside container hydroponic farms including seeding transplanting harvesting and packaging produce.
• Clean and maintain the hydroponic farm including general farm cleaning refilling water and nutrient tanks and calibrating sensors.
• Test and maintain water quality for growing.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Troubleshoot automated nutrient system when issues arise.
• Work collaboratively with food service and catering.
• Plan and support community outreach opportunities.
• Champion of an effective food safety program.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to maintain a solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to organize projects and maintain timelines for tracking progress.
• Strong reliable worker with ability to work independently.
• Self-starter who has great attention to detail and a willingness to learn new subjects.
• Proactive goal-oriented individual who takes pride in their accomplishments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability innovation integrity quality and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the companys Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Ability to work on a mobile device tablet or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 20% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.
• Ability to use a telephone through a headset.
• Ability to work seated for approximately 20% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 80% of a typical working day.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for approximately 20% of a typical working day.
• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
• Ability to use various types of laboratory equipment; including microscopes microtomes blades strainers and pipettes for extended periods of time.
• May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.
• Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials tissue specimens and instruments with moving parts lasers heating and freezing elements and high-speed centrifugation.
• Ability and means to travel between Madison locations.
• Ability to travel 5% of working time away from work location may include overnight/weekend travel.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• 1 years of experience working in a production hydroponic farm or greenhouse.
• 1 years of experience growing crops either hydroponically and/or traditionally.
• 1 years of professional working knowledge of food safety regulations and standards or a ServSafe Manager Certification.
• Basic computer skills include Internet navigation Email usage word processing and cloud base application technology.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Excel macros and pivot tables and Word mail merge.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Agronomy Horticulture or related life sciences field; or Associates degree in Agriculture or related life sciences field and 2 years of relevant work experience in lieu of bachelors degree.

The base pay for this position is

$15.00 $27.15/hour

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Administrative Support

ONCO Cancer Diagnostics

United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane

Standard

Not specified

No

Lift carry push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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