Agronomist

As a field production agronomist you will be responsible:

• Organizing the production and processing of corn and sunflower seeds in Hungary
• Maintaining contact with producers and processing plants
• Developing crop production technology and providing professional consultancy
• Cooperating with plant shifts during harvest
• Preparing plans, reports, and analyses for European management
• Assisting the Field Production manager with reporting tasks
• Supporting and monitor growers throughout the entire production cycle, from planting to harvest, ensuring adherence to multiplication protocols
• Inspecting returned basic seed from growers for quality and compliance
• Maintaining accurate records in Crop wise / field data collection software
• Supervising de-tasseling and roughing operations carried out by growers
• Coordinating activities of temporary labor during the de-tasseling period
• Providing key data for yield forecasting and performance evaluations

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

You will be a great fit if you have:

• Degree in Agriculture or related field
• Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience in corn production
• Practical experience in agricultural fieldwork
• Intermediate proficiency in English
• Native proficiency in Hungarian
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Strong organizational abilities
• Physically fit for fieldwork
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Quality-focused mindset
• Open-minded and adaptable
• Strong communication skills

Our efforts to become a really good place to work:

• Dynamic and international team with great atmosphere
• Possibilities to learn and grow

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.