Engineering Internship with Seed Quality

About Syngenta 

At Syngenta Vegetables and Flowers, we're cultivating tomorrow's variety through innovative breeding that brings vibrant colors to gardens and nutritious vegetables to tables worldwide. We combine centuries of seed heritage with cutting-edge innovation to develop resilient, high-performing varieties that thrive in diverse climates. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable horticulture, where every seed holds the potential to enhance lives through better nutrition and natural beauty. 

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 is seeking an Engineering Internship with Seed Quality in Nampa, ID. This internship role will support the delivery of ollaborate with Syngenta Engineering and QC Physiology to optimize laboratory testing for vegetable crops, focusing on seed testing within a new facility and workspace. By applying engineering principles and facilitating clear communication, you will support Quality Control testing, transition the QC Physiology team into Project Leaf, and prepare operations for future automation.

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:

• Collaborate & Optimize: Partner with Syngenta Engineering and QC Physiology to improve laboratory testing for vegetable crops, with a focus on seed testing in a new workspace.
• Support QC Testing: Apply engineering principles and strong communication to support Quality Control testing.
• Project Transition: Guide the Engineering team to understand the needs of the QC Physiology team for a successful transition into Project Leaf.
• Futureproofing: Prepare laboratory processes for upcoming automation.
• Develop and test automation options for sowing and/or evaluation. Collaborate with other physiology testing groups to better understand current technologies.
• Provide support for HSE compliance and continuous improvement for all QC testing activities.
• Maintain accurate records of project related documents and processes using computer-based technologies.
• Support the development and validation of new physiology testing methodology.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges

• Effectively interact with members of the QC team to support change management.
• Effectively interact with members of the Engineering team to advocate for QC Physiology needs.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of quality control testing and how the results of the laboratory impact product quality and customer experience.
• Ensure that updates to the testing facilities and testing processes provide results that are accurate and reliable for our customers.
• Thorough knowledge of Syngenta global protocols.

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities

Critical Knowledge:

• Engineering principles and methods of communication with engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory processes for seed testing.
• Knowledge of Quality Control laboratory processes.
• Experience in an international work environment; ability to work effectively with varied cultures and work habits.
• Fluency in English.

Critical Experience:

• High school diploma/HBO or higher education in Biological Science or a related area preferred.
• Experience in a laboratory or quality testing-related function (preferably in a seed company).
• Must have good computer skills, particularly in Excel, SAP, and/or other databases.

Critical Technical, Professional, and Personal Capabilities:

• Superior communication skills to bridge the needs of the QC Physiology team and Engineering team.
• Well-developed analytical skills, with experience in scientific processes and process engineering.
• Intercultural sensitivity.
• Customer-focused.
• Quality-conscious and service-minded.
• Able to cope with pressure and conflicting demands.
• Good organizational skills.
• Problem-solving ability and decision-making skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to deal with multicultural differences.
• Ability to work with internal customers.
• Ability to manage complex business activities.
• Ability to influence people.

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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