New manufacturing company seeks applicants at May 21 job fair
Nufarm has been in the process of preparing operations for the Greenville manufacturing facility, which was announced last year.
Weather has delayed projects to prepare the facility, which was anticipated to be operational by mid-April, according to announcements last year.
Despite the project set-backs, the company welcomed three members to the team on April 30.
Scott Pfantz will be taking the helm as operations manager.
Pfantz was most recently operations manager of Nufarm’s Chicago Heights facility, which achieved an impressive seven years without a lost-time incident this year.
“Scott’s deep knowledge of Nufarm and our customers, his safety-minded approach, and his skills in starting operations from the ground up and building a winning team will be invaluable to the company as we establish our Greenville operations,” said Tom Lyons, vice president of supply chain and operations for Nufarm.
Pfantz will relocate to the Greenville area with his family to lead and continue to build the team at the manufacturing facility.
“I’m incredibly excited for the opportunity to shape the future of our facility in Greenville,” Pfantz says. “Greenville is an excellent community and location for our company. The future is bright for Nufarm and Greenville.”
Vicki Goss has been named site supply planner and will lead the supply planning team.
Goss joins Nufarm from a director of marketing role at Double Quick, Inc., a network of 48 convenience stores throughout the Mississippi Delta that originated in Greenville. She has also worked for Gresham Petroleum Company and Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC, where she held the propane routing manager and director of chemical procurements roles, respectively.
“Vicki brings excellent experience in logistics, procurement and inventory management, as well as broad understanding of the agricultural customer base in the Mississippi Delta region,” s Mauricio Velasquez, supply planning director for Nufarm, North America, said.
Cathy Ray was named production superintendent.
Her role will involve partnering with Scott Pfantz to assist with start-up and commissioning as the plant works toward opening.
Ray was most recently an onsite account manager for Preferred Personnel Solutions in Greenville and has manufacturing management experience from Matcor Automotive and Brown Corp in Greenville.
Ray will also oversee hourly employees and work with the demand planner and customer service to ensure the plant is running on schedule and meeting customer needs.
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Nufarm will be participating in the upcoming Greenville Regional Job Fair on May 21, which is organized by the Washington County Economic Alliance.
All candidates for Nufarm will need to complete the Manufacturing Skills Basic Training Class offered through the Greenville Higher Education Center (GHEC) to qualify.
In-person interviews will be scheduled in May, after which chosen candidates will be offered the opportunity to apply for roles with a local contracting firm.
Upon successful completion of the temporary role, Nufarm will make a formal job offer. Nufarm’s job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, drug screen and background check.
The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 21 at the Washington County Convention Center.
If interested candidates are not able to attend the fair, they are invited to call 1-833-4NUFARM (1-833-468-3276) or email their résumés to greenvillecareers@nufarm.com.