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Organic Certification Specialist - Producers
Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd. (Pro-Cert), Canadas foremost organic certification body, is seeking an Organic Certification Specialist for its Western North American office located near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Pro-Cert is North American family-owned and is managed by Professional Agrologists and food scientists. It has offices in Saskatchewan and Ontario and a presence in the United States. Pro-Cert has expanded its scope to include Gluten Free and Grass Fed Certification and is striving to become a one-stop certifier. Initial training and work experiences likely will involve remote (home office) attendance.
Key Responsibilities:
Assisting Pro-Certs Certification Coordinators and Managers in the annual certification cycle of organic (and other) producers;
Evaluation of organic production system plans for compliance;
Completion of evaluation checklists and related documents;
Conducting mass balance and traceability audits of organic inventories;
Investigation of violations and complaints;
Interaction with clients and the general public;
Professional Development.
Qualifications:
Degree or Diploma in Agriculture;
Degree or Diploma in any applied science will also be considered;
Good working knowledge of North American food production practices;
Minimum 2 years experience in applied agriculture;
Excellent communication and organizational skills;
Competent computer skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other software).
Preference will be given to applicants with quality assurance & auditing experience.
Animal Specializations
- Swine
- Poultry
- Dairy cattle
- Beef cattle
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Membership in a provincial institute of agrology
Work Setting
- Private consulting company
- Private industry
- Agricultural association
Field Crop Specializations
- Vegetables
- Horticulture
- Forage crops
- Cereals
Type Of Work Experience
- Soil science
- Plant science
- Land use
- Field crops
- Environmental management
- Animals and poultry
Specific Skills - Animals
- Animal disease and pest prevention and eradication
- Animal feed formulation
- Animal growth and development
- Animal nutrition
- Animal production and harvesting
Specific Skills - Field Crops
- Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
- Plant growth and development
- Plant nutrition
- Inspection