Seeds Operations Intern

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.

Syngenta's Operations & Trialing Team is seeking a Seeds Operations Intern in Woodland, CA. This internship role will execute greenhouse, cages, and field activities to assure that Syngenta has a consistent, timely, and reliable delivery.

As part of Syngenta's Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to day-to-day business operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.

Accountabilities:

• Foster an operational culture founded on adherence to all applicable HSE and other corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Participate in accurate and timely crop scouting and data collection of emergence and vegetative growth stages, pollination dates, stand counts, and IPM scouting thresholds.
• Perform activities related to planting, scouting, weed and insect management, rouging, safety, training, harvesting, and reporting at the site.
• Perform a project to study potential production improvements. Present findings to the Operations Team in Woodland, California.
• Perform other duties as required to meet field operations needs.
• Work alongside the Agronomist and Operations Teams to execute key projects/deliverables in the processing of vegetable seeds.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s or advanced degree program in an applicable discipline (Agronomy, Agricultural Business, Plant Science/Biology, or another closely related major is preferred).

Desired Qualifications:

• Students with Sophomore or Junior class standing are highly encouraged to apply.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is ideal but not required.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated, go-getter with a strong results orientation.
• The ability to analyze crops and communicate information (written and spoken) is highly desired in this position.
• Proficient in both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Innovative: Always looking to improve work efficiency and field-related technologies.
• Detail/Accuracy-Oriented: All procedures and policies must be understood and followed.
• Valid driver’s license and personal transportation to and from the worksite (Woodland Site Office).
• Ability to build relationships and work well in a team-based environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage deadlines while maintaining focus on details.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to organize thoughts, data, etc.
• Ability to learn, willingness to ask questions, and ability to adapt to change.

Additional Information

Salary for this position ranges between $20 - $45 hourly.

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. 
• ⁠Competitive wages
• Ongoing career development resources
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems

Syngenta is committed to creating a culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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