We know of 5 jobs at Syngenta as of April 2024, including roles such as Specialist Grower, Grower, Assistant Grower, and General Operations Manager and Head Grower.
More than 30+ days
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a global leader in agriculture; rooted in science and dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 28,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.
About Us
We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Production Operations team is currently seeking a Grower in Alva, FL.
You will help shape the future of agriculture by:
- Execute outlined growing procedures and process to deliver quality cuttings that meet customer requirements on a consistent basis.
- Responsible for the growing and crop culture of assigned crops.
- Provide strong hands-on technical skills and knowledge of horticulture crop production to produce the highest quality cuttings.
- Work in collaboration with all teams on site to implement growing protocols and be able to communicate with farm leadership team.
Accountabilities
- Responsible for all aspects of growing of assigned crops and NPI grown at Syngenta Alva farm in close cooperation with other growers and production manager.
- Guide and direct the growing process for assigned crops and be able to conduct several trials.
- Responsible for propagation, irrigation, fertilizer, plant growth regulator application, crop maintenance.
- Work with IMP and pathology departments on monitoring and diagnosis of insect and disease in compliance with WPS practices.
- Work with operations team to resolve growing issues and deliver the highest quality products.
- Responsible to program and monitor the environmental control computer as per the crop requirements
- Manage crop nutrients standards and interpret nutrient testing results to solve production problems and optimize growing conditions.
- Update internal growing protocols, procedures, processes and work instructions in collaboration with other team members based on the current production practices.
- Train and advise your team members on best growing practices, new learnings, and crop maintenance.
- Consistent crop walk with growing team to ensure the stock is grown according to plan and document action items or changes made.
- Proactively monitor and scout the stock for early detection of pests in concert with IPM.
- Responsible for physical integrity or growing equipment and structures.
- Supervise and instruct assigned employee to daily tasks.
- Weekend work will be required and frost patrol depending on weather conditions.
- Ensure all HSES and phytosanitary protocols are implemented, followed, and enforced.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Minimum B.S. degree in Horticulture, Agriculture, or related plant science is preferred.
- Typically requires 6+ years of related experience.
- 1-2 years related supervisory experience.
- Knowledge of crop production, and growing cycles,
- Some growing experience and technical expertise in floriculture crop production is preferable.
- Capable of solving production problems and implementing new growing ideas that make business sense
- Some Experience in IPM is desirable
- Be able to create and update S&OP for growing process.
- Knowledge or familiarity with ornamental/Cutting production is preferable.
- Skills with Microsoft Suite of Office programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access).
- Must be Fluent in English, Spanish fluency is desirable
- Individual must be authorized to work in the United States for Syngenta without work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.
Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges:
- Understand what drives value in the business and influence stakeholders.
- Together with all team members, build a capability that delivers QOTIF.
- Be a key player in alignments with all stake holders.
- Streamline growing processes from beginning to end, to achieve consistent and reliable quality.
- Be a key member of the farm leadership team Being able to take timely, appropriate and proactive actions to achieve expectations.
- Quick, pro-active, adequate and timely communications with all stakeholders
- Flexible work hours. Will require some weekend and night work.
What We Offer:
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
salaray midpoint $55k- $75K
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
- Open Vacation Policy with a minimum of 15 days of vacation and up to 30 days with manager approval, 9 Paid Holidays
- Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
- A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC)
(http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/poster_direct.htm)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm)
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About Syngenta
Syngenta is a global leader in agriculture; rooted in science and dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 28,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: growing more food with fewer resources. A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.
About Syngenta Flowers
Syngenta Flowers is one of the largest wholesale breeders of flower seed and cuttings in the world – developing and producing flower seeds and cuttings for growers internationally. Syngenta Flowers is dedicated to the breeding of innovative flower varieties that offer outstanding performance in the professional greenhouse, at retail, in the landscape and in the home garden. In addition to best-in-class genetics, we support industry professionals with outstanding customer service, in-depth cultural information, flexible and exciting marketing programs, and a deep understanding of plants from many points of view.
About Us:
We invite you to help us shape the future of floriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Flowers R&D Growing Team is currently seeking an Assistant Grower in Gilroy, CA.
You will help shape the future of agriculture by:
- Executing growing tasks across various crops in support of breeding, product development, research trialing, marketing, and elite stock plant maintenance for Flowers R&D.
- Supporting the Growing Team to execute the growing of crops and trials including propagation, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizer, plant growth regulator application, plant maintenance, insect and disease management, and crop scheduling
- Assist the Grower with all aspects of growing and plant quality of assigned crops and trials grown at the Syngenta Flowers Gilroy site in close cooperation with growing, trialing, lab services, breeding, and marketing teams
- Assist with programming the greenhouse environmental control computer to optimize the greenhouse environment per crop requirements
- Proactively monitor and scout plants for early detection of insects, diseases, and viruses. Assist with implementing an integrated pest management strategy
- Collect media and plant nutrient testing results to solve production problems and optimize growing conditions for each crop
- Ensure all HSES and phytosanitary protocols are implemented, followed, and enforced
- Collaborate with trial owners to write crop culture schedules and ensure any updates are made in the IS tool
- Maintain and update crop activity records, documents, chemical application logs, etc.
- Utilize IS tools (e.g., Kikker and Smartsheet) to create weekly work schedules based on tasks that need to be executed to grow trials
- Participate in weekly greenhouse crop production walks with trial owners, breeders, and growing team to ensure trials are grown according to plan and document any action items or changes to crop schedules
- Knowledge of IPM programs and implement on site.
- As duties assigned.
Requirements
- High School diploma / GED or equivalent experience required
- 2+ years of relevant work experience with growing, trialing, or agriculture
- Current California Pesticide Applicators License holder or the willingness and ability to obtain. (PCA or QAL)
- Experience in horticulture practices in greenhouse and field
- Working knowledge of basic computer programs (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Power Point, etc.)
- Individual must be authorized to work in the United States for Syngenta without work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.
- B.S. degree in biological sciences, botany, genetics, agriculture, horticulture or crop or plant science is preferred.
- Spanish language skills
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
- Open Vacation Policy with a minimum of 15 days of vacation and up to 30 days with manager approval, 9 Paid Holidays
- Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
- A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC)
(http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/poster_direct.htm)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm)
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About Syngenta
Syngenta Flowers is one of the largest wholesale breeders of flowers in the world – developing and producing flower seeds and cuttings for growers internationally. Syngenta Flowers is dedicated to the breeding of innovative flower varieties that offer outstanding performance in the professional greenhouse, at retail, in the landscape, and in the home garden. In addition to best-in-class genetics, we support industry professionals with outstanding customer service, in-depth cultural information, flexible and exciting marketing programs, and a deep understanding of plants from many points of view.
About Us
At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. We are currently seeking a Specialist Grower for the Research and Development team based in Gilroy, CA. This position will be responsible for growing maintaining and improving crop quality for all crops of a crop cluster assigned by R&D Flowers Breeding at the Syngenta Flowers site in Gilroy, CA.
You will enhance the prosperity of farmers by:
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Guide the growing process for assigned crops and trials including propagation, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizer, plant growth regulator application, plant maintenance, insect and disease management, and crop scheduling
-
Proactively monitor the plants to early detect deviations and diseases (fungi, insects, viruses, bacteria, stretched growth etc.) using IPM (Integrated Pest Management) techniques
Accountabilities
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Reach optimal crop conditions through consultation with the Crop Manager, with a focus on the technical cultivation
-
Carefully guiding and directing the growing process of a certain type of Core Crop on the location. The result will be aligned with the pre-set quality standards as set by the (internal) client. This function also includes taking care of the transfer of knowledge to the Senior Grower and Crop Maintenance regarding the cultivation of these Core Crops
-
Utilize IS tools (e.g., Kikker) to create weekly work schedules based on tasks that need to be executed to grow trials
-
Setting guidelines on the required climate control (temperature, humidity, day length and assimilation lighting) and the frequency of watering, fertilization, and crop protection strategy
-
Using a climate computer to create an optimal environment for the plants (temperature, humidity, day length and assimilation lighting) A correct choice based on knowledge of cultivation, cultivation conditions and growing phase has an impact on the result
-
Comparing crop yield with soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop (site-specific) crop management plans
-
Maintain room for exploration and out of the box breeding and thinking
-
Create a weekly work schedule based on the information of the Leaders, Planners, Breeders and Crop Specialists, so that this work can be performed in a quick and efficient manner
-
Guiding the process leaders and employees in the specific department in cultivation activities, so that the work is carried out in a proper technical way
-
Better utilize high throughput Phenotyping
-
Together with the Breeding Team, conduct cultivation evaluations and make sure that improvements and findings from those evaluations are being included in the growing protocols
-
Ensure all HSE and phytosanitary protocols are followed and enforced
-
Make suggestions on renewal (quality) improvements, hygiene, efficiency (LEAN) and capacity adjustment (equipment, manpower) for production of breeding crops
-
Screening field trials to identify, remedy and/or prevent pest and diseases
-
Other duties that may arise
Requirements
-
At least 5 years of experience working in greenhouse or nursery
-
Must have or be willing to get a Ca. pesticide applicators license
-
Experience with IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
-
Understanding and knowledge of relevant, current industry standards and their application to technical workflow
-
Experience successfully supervising a team
-
Proficient in basic computer programs (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Power Point, etc.)
-
B.S. degree or equivalent Horticulture, Agriculture, Biology, crop, or plant science is preferred but not required
What We Offer:
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Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
-
401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
-
15 days Paid Vacation, 14 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
-
A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year
Location: Gilroy, CA
Territory: USA
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC)
(http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/poster_direct.htm)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm)
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About Syngenta Flowers
Syngenta Flowers is one of the largest wholesale breeders of flowers in the world – developing and producing flower seeds and cuttings for growers internationally. Syngenta Flowers is dedicated to the breeding of innovative flower varieties that offer outstanding performance in the professional greenhouse, at retail, in the landscape, and in the home garden. In addition to best-in-class genetics, we support industry professionals with outstanding customer service, in-depth cultural information, flexible and exciting marketing programs, and a deep understanding of plants from many points of view.
About Us
At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. We are currently seeking a Grower Leader in our Gilroy, CA location for our Flowers Business.
You will enhance the prosperity of farmers by:
-
Leading the growing of various crops in support of breeding, product development, research trialing, marketing, and elite stock plant maintenance for Flowers R&D
-
Working in collaboration with other members of the growing team to implement growing protocols, communicate with trial requesters, and ensure trials are grown according to plan
-
Supervising and displaying excellent Leadership skills in leading a team to execute growing activities
Accountabilities
Responsible for all aspects of growing and plant quality of assigned crops and trials grown at the Syngenta Flowers Gilroy site in close cooperation with breeding, trialing, and marketing teams
Guide and direct the growing process for crops including propagation, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizer, plant growth regulator application, plant maintenance, insect and disease management, and crop scheduling
Supervise Growing Technicians, Growers, and Assistant Growers who are responsible to support growing tasks (transplanting, irrigation, plant maintenance, chemical applications, pot filling, spacing, plant movement, greenhouse maintenance, etc.)
Provide oversight and leadership to supervisors of all teams in general R&D operations
Utilize computer tools to create weekly work schedules based on tasks that need to be executed to grow trials
Solve production problems and deliver optimal crop growing conditions with a focus on producing the highest quality plants possible
Program the greenhouse environmental control computer and optimize the greenhouse environment per crop requirements
Proactively monitor and scout plants for early detection of insects, diseases, and viruses. Develop an integrated pest management strategy
Interpret media and plant nutrient testing results to solve production problems and optimize growing conditions for each crop
Ensure all HSES and phytosanitary protocols are implemented, followed, and enforced
Contribute and update internal growing protocols, procedures, processes and work instructions based on learnings from production experiences.
Train and advise others on best production practices, new technical learnings, and crop maintenance techniques
Collaborate with trial owners to write crop culture schedules and ensure any updates are made in the production scheduling tool
Maintain and update crop activity records, documents, chemical application logs, etc.
Lead weekly greenhouse crop production walks with trial owners, breeders, and growing team to ensure trials are grown according to schedule and making corrective actions
Participate in breeding delivery teams as a representative from the Growing team to ensure crop schedules and plant quality meet specifications
Communicate with trial owners on the status of crops including plant quality, actions, scheduling, issues, etc.
Provide knowledge exchange with other departments (e.g., Sales, Technical Services, Marketing, Supply Chain, etc.) to ensure the latest growing information is shared among teams
Participate in external training and workshops (e.g., conferences, tradeshows, etc.) to learn new growing ideas and maintain expertise in floriculture crop production
As duties assigned.
Qualifications
Requirements
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Minimum B.S. degree in horticulture, biological sciences, botany, genetics, agriculture, crop science, or plant science is required.
-
At least 10 years greenhouse growing experience and technical expertise in floriculture crop production
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At least 5 years of experience leading a team in a research and development role
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Capable of solving production problems and implementing new growing ideas
-
Experience applying chemicals to plants
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Ability to obtain a California pesticide applicators license
-
Experience in horticulture practices in greenhouse and field
-
Proficient in basic computer programs (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Power Point, etc.)
What We Offer:
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Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
-
401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
-
Open Vacation Policy with a minimum of 15 days of vacation and up to 30 days with manager approval, 9 Paid Holidays
-
Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
-
A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity, and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC)
(http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/poster_direct.htm)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm)
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Syngenta Flowers is one of the largest wholesale breeders of flowers in the world – developing and producing flower seeds and cuttings for growers internationally. Syngenta Flowers is dedicated to the breeding of innovative flower varieties that offer outstanding performance in the professional greenhouse, at retail, in the landscape, and in the home garden. In addition to best-in-class genetics, we support industry professionals with outstanding customer service, in-depth cultural information, flexible and exciting marketing programs, and a deep understanding of plants from many points of view.
About Us
At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. We are currently seeking a Specialist Grower in Gilroy, CA. This position will be responsible for growing maintaining and improving crop quality for all crops of a crop cluster assigned by R&D Flowers Breeding at the Syngenta Flowers site in Gilroy, CA.
Accountabilities
-
Carefully guiding and directing the growing process of a certain type of Core Crop on the location. The result will be aligned with the pre-set quality standards as set by the (internal) client. This function also includes taking care of the transfer of knowledge to the Senior Grower and Crop Maintenance regarding the cultivation of these Core Crops
-
Guide the growing process for assigned crops and trials including propagation, transplanting, irrigation, fertilizer, plant growth regulator application, plant maintenance, insect and disease management, and crop scheduling
-
Utilize IS tools (e.g., Kikker) to create weekly work schedules based on tasks that need to be executed to grow trials
-
Setting guidelines on the required climate control (temperature, humidity, day length and assimilation lighting) and the frequency of watering, fertilization, and crop protection strategy
-
Reach optimal crop conditions through consultation with the Crop Manager, with a focus on the technical cultivation
-
Using a climate computer to create an optimal environment for the plants (temperature, humidity, day length and assimilation lighting) A correct choice based on knowledge of cultivation, cultivation conditions and growing phase has an impact on the result
-
Comparing crop yield with soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop (site-specific) crop management plans
-
Maintain room for exploration and out of the box breeding and thinking
-
Create a weekly work schedule based on the information of the Leaders, Planners, Breeders and Crop Specialists, so that this work can be performed in a quick and efficient manner
-
Proactively monitor the plants to early detect deviations and diseases (fungi, insects, viruses, bacteria, stretched growth etc.)
-
Guiding the process leaders and employees in the specific department in cultivation activities, so that the work is carried out in a proper technical way
-
Better utilize high throughput Phenotyping
-
Together with the Breeding Team, conduct cultivation evaluations and make sure that improvements and findings from those evaluations are being included in the growing protocols
-
Ensure all HSE and phytosanitary protocols are followed and enforced
-
Make suggestions on renewal (quality) improvements, hygiene, efficiency (LEAN) and capacity adjustment (equipment, manpower) for production of breeding crops
-
Proactively monitor and scout plants for early detection of insects, diseases, and viruses
-
Screening field trials to identify, remedy and/or prevent pest and diseases
-
Other duties that may arise
Qualifications
Requirements
-
B.S. degree or equivalent Horticulture, Agriculture, Biology, crop, or plant science is required
-
Understanding and knowledge of relevant, current industry standards and their application to technical workflow
-
At least 5 years of experience working in greenhouse or nursery
-
Experience successfully supervising a team
-
Must have or willing to get a Ca. pesticide applicators license
- Experience with IPM
-
Proficient in basic computer programs (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Power Point, etc.)
What We Offer:
-
Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
-
Paid Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
-
A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous family-oriented events throughout the year
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmla.htm)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC)
(http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/poster_direct.htm)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppa.htm)
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Primary Location: USA-California-Gilroy
Job: R&D - Research
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