Field ProductionIntern- Seeded Vegetables- Pasco, WA
Syngentais a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security byenabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Throughworld class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land fromdegradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.
Asan intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of thebrightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding realsolutions. Work with us and you'll get:
May2020-August 2020
Essential Duties &Responsibilities:
Performfieldwork including planting, staking, rouging, detasseling activities, laborcrew management, data acquisition and seed harvest
ScoutingSeed fields for pests
Interactingwith growers
Managedata from experiments which includes acquisition, analysis support
Perform other duties as assigned
Education &Experience:
Requiresa High School diploma or equivalent
Mustbe pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, AgriculturalBusiness, or another closely related field of study
Priorfarming and or seed production experience preferred
Desireto learn and drive excellence in seed quality and performance
Musthave a valid Driver's License
Proficientin English
Allapplicants must be eligible to work in the US
Additional Knowledge,Skills, Traits & Abilities:
Communication-Theability to communicate information well (both written and spoken) is highly desired
Detail/AccuracyOriented-All procedures and policies must be understood and followed
Autonomous-Anindependent individual who is self-motivating and needs little supervision
Proficiencyin Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Abilityto work long hours (7 days per week), and work in outside environment
Knowledgeof plant physiology
Syngentais an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment,hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons ofrace, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, genderidentity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protectedstatus.
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