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Agronomy Seed Production Summer Intern- Slater, Iowa

About this Job:
 
As an intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get:
 
  • Competitive wages
  • Ongoing career development resources
  • The opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects
  • Meaningful projects that solve problems
 
Duration:
 
May 2020-August 2020
 
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
 
  • Support Agronomists and Field Production Technicians in field related activities as directed at the Slater, Iowa production site
  • Participate in accurate and timely crop scouting and data collection of emergence and vegetative growth stages, silk and pollen shed notes, stand counts, and IPM scouting thresholds
  • Perform activities related to planting, scouting, weed and insect management, rouging, detasseling, safety, training, and reporting at the site
  • Perform a project to study a potential production improvement. Present findings at Intern Poster Show in August
  • Perform other duties as required to meet field operation or plant needs

 

Qualifications

 Education & Experience:
 
  • Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Student must be pursuing a Bachelors or advanced degree in an applicable discipline (Major in Agronomy, Ag Business or Mechanized Systems is preferred)
  • Fluent in English
  • All applicants must be eligible to work in the US
 
Additional Knowledge, Skills, Traits & Abilities:
 
  • Excellent communication skills to work well with co-workers on plant tasks
  • Good writing and math skills
  • An independent individual who is self-motivating and needs little supervision
  • The ability to communicate information (written and spoken) is highly desired in this position
  • Trusted - Will need to make good sound judgment calls in regards to seed quality management that will be for the best interest of the company
  • Excellent computer skills including proficiencies in both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
  • Innovative - To always look to implement new procedures or technologies to improve work efficiencies
  • Detail/Accuracy Oriented - All procedures and policies must be understood and followed. Data entry into data management systems must be accurate due to decisions being made by other departments based on the information given
  • Ability to perform basic math functions