Company Description

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world's largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs.

Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Job Description

Role purpose

• The purpose of Operations specialist is to support the different breeding projects in delivering on project goals by running the greenhouse/cages/open field operations and supervising a crew of third-party contract labor.
• Support overall activities of the site Seed development operations team by leading the logistics, organization and execution of on-site crossing blocks and nurseries in greenhouse, field cages or open field. Support field product evalution trials activities and data collection. Support seed cleaning, storage, shipment or testing.
• Follow and apply all HSE (Health, Safety, & Environment) and Stewardship practices, as well as to provide support to site management with the functional activities of a research facility.

Accountabilities

• Functioning as an integral member of operations team covering all activities from seed to seed process from sowing to harvest including but not limited to planning, request, sowing list, labelling, plantation list, organize pollination plan, harvest list, seed health measures, seed cleaning and storage.
• Directly manage and supervise including but not limited to planning, seeding, sampling, planting, growing, note taking, harvesting, seed extraction and packaging of vegetable trials and vegetable breeding nurseries.
• Supporting efforts to maintain seed stewardship principles of inventory and performing tasks that include but are not limited to: seeding, sampling, planting, spraying, threshing and data collection.
• Use different phenotyping tools to secure trial data collection and data storage. Input and maintain data in database.
• Managing, coaching and training of third-party contract labor to ensure accurate results are achieved. Monitoring performance indicators for third-party contract labor.
• On-call for greenhouse emergencies or unscheduled work based on business needs or weather conditions (including weekends).
• Performing all tasks and behaving in a manner compliant with and in support of all safety and stewardship related company policies and practices, including completing all required company training courses and attending local safety meetings.
• Effectively communicating on a daily basis with peers, breeding teams and supervisor regarding the status of projects and work activities.
• Participate in research and process-improvement projects related to the growing and breeding of vegetable varieties.

Qualifications

Knowledge, experience & capabilities

• BS with equivalent experience in plant breeding, agronomy, biology, or horticulture
• A basic understanding of plant physiology and breeding is desirable.
• MS Office Suite and database management skills
• Clear understanding of the practices and procedures that affect trial data precision and accuracy.
• Good ability to plan activities. Basic understanding of project management and planning.
• Excellent communication skills. Fluent in English at least level B2.
• Ability to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of problems in practical ways.
• Ability to operate seed laboratory equipment, like seed cleaners, seed counters, and other tools needed for agricultural research projects.
• Ability and motivation to learn new technologies. Experience with data-management tools is a plus.
• Experience in electronic data collection, imaging or high throughput phenotyping tools.
• Desirable experience with Lean ways of working/Lean Six Sigma, and Agile methodology.

Additional Information

Be part of the Syngenta Experiential Group

• Competitive Salary and Benefits
• Dynamic and international environment
• Modern, professional, safe and collaborative environment
• Advanced labor policies (e.g. flexible work, focus on objectives)
• Individual development in a diverse and inclusive environment

Important

Syngenta and its affiliated companies will never request any remuneration for participating in the processes that we publish on our job portal, nor on social networks or job boards with which Syngenta has an agreement.

Beyond believing in the power of diversity, the Syngenta Group promotes an inclusive culture that welcomes differences in all their forms. Here I believe that the feeling of belonging allows people to be the best version of themselves, building an increasingly welcoming and productive environment.

All qualified individuals will be considered for our positions, without regard to race, sex, age, national origin or disability.

• This position does not include relocation support.

Be part of a leading company that brings the potential of plants to life.