Seed Operations Specialist - Cold-Storage & Data Tracking

Syngenta; Slater (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefit Package

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Education Assistance

Wellness Programs

Corporate Discounts

Job summary

Syngenta Seeds Field Crops in the United States is seeking a hands-on Operations Specialist to manage regulated seed cold-storage, ensuring materials are received, stored, tracked, and distributed in full compliance with stewardship, biosafety, phytosanitary, and documentation requirements.

You will support Corn Trait Introgression activities in controlled environments, including embryo rescue, sampling, transplanting, pollinations, plant care, and harvest, while keeping accurate records and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in agronomy, plant science, horticulture, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in agriculture, preferably in breeding or greenhouse operations.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to work weekends, overtime, and holidays.
• Experience with regulated materials and biosafety a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, label, inventory, organize, and store regulated seed according to approved procedures.
• Maintain physical and electronic seed inventory records, including chain-of-custody and material movement documentation.
• Monitor cold-storage conditions, equipment performance, access controls, and general storage-area organization.
• Retrieve, package, prepare, and coordinate distribution or shipment of seed to meet project and operational timelines.
• Maintain stewardship, biosafety, phytosanitary, safety, and quality requirements for all regulated materials.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, resolve or elevate issues, and support corrective actions as needed.
• Support internal audits, inspections, inventory reconciliations, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Use and develop data visualization applications (Power BI, Smartsheet’s etc) to track KPIs and progress of activities
• Provide flexible support across Corn TI priorities as seasonal workload and operational needs require.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptability to weekends/overtime

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Data literacy

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in agronomy, plant science, horticulture, or related field

Minimum 5 years' experience in agriculture

Tools

Power BI

Smartsheet

Job description

Syngenta Seeds Field Crops in the United States is seeking a hands-on Operations Specialist to manage regulated seed cold-storage, ensuring materials are received, stored, tracked, and distributed in full compliance with stewardship, biosafety, phytosanitary, and documentation requirements.

You will support Corn Trait Introgression activities in controlled environments, including embryo rescue, sampling, transplanting, pollinations, plant care, and harvest, while keeping accurate records and