Application Lead Seedcare Institute

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. 

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

At Syngenta, our goal is to create a highly collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, delivering top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's NA Crop Protection Human Resources team is looking for a Seedcare Application Lead in Waterloo, Ontario.

Accountabilities:

• Design and execute Seedcare product formulation treating and planting tests in the lab and commercial operations/fields to support new product launches, validate recipes, and ensure application quality of treated seed.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders at local, North American, and global levels to align and deliver the commercial Seedcare strategy.
• Provide engineering consultancy on seed treatment equipment in commercial operations for National Account Managers, key accounts, seed companies, and commercial treaters using Syngenta formulations.
• Design, implement, and operationalize seed treatment recipes according to the operational setups in commercial seed treatment facilities.
• Provide technical direction to the formulation development team on developing new products for commercial application and planting needs.
• Act as a liaison for adjacent technologies such as treater and planter companies and polymer and colorant suppliers.
• Demonstrate product performance to support marketing material development.
• Troubleshoot customer product inquiries on application and planting of Seedcare formulations.
• Train commercial treaters and internal Syngenta stakeholders on handling and application of Seedcare products.
• Work with various external seed stakeholders to manage projects related to seed safety, product synergies, and proper product performance.

• Minimum bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical engineering, chemistry, material science, or related field; master's degree in related field preferred.
• 5 years' working experience in a related technical field.
• Knowledge of agricultural trends and agricultural equipment with a focus on planters and drills and seed treatment equipment.
• Strong technical acumen in application technology or chemistry.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities across all organizational levels and with external customers.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, concise messages.
• Strong presentation and public speaking capabilities.
• Understanding of crop protection products and seed industry preferred.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Requires domestic and international travel up to 20%.

What We Offer: 

• We offer a competitive base salary and incentive bonus potential, combined with challenging and meaningful work, learning and career development opportunities and a great team environment. 
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes personal and professional development and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs. 
• Comprehensive Benefit offering, Pension and Group Retirement program with company match, and Profit Sharing. 
• Focus on Wellness and innovative programs that support overall health and wellbeing such as annual Lifestyle Account and free Headspace App. 
• Progressive Employee Policies and Programs including a Flexible Work Location approach, and a vacation policy that provides up to 30 days' vacation for all employees. 

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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

Syngenta Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and is able to accommodate persons with disabilities.  For more information about accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process or if you would like more information on our accommodation policies, please contact [email protected]

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