About the role
Vegetable Seed Intern
As a Vegetable Seed Intern, you support and learn the fundamentals of vegetable seed manufacturing while building strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders; In this role, you contribute to operational excellence by assisting with documentation, supporting manufacturing and field activities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement across reliability, quality, and cost; You are part of a diverse, inclusive, and innovative environment where your curiosity, initiative, and passion for agriculture help shape sustainable solutions for farmers and communities worldwide. The location of these positions are Woodland, CA; Williams, CA; and San Juan Bautista, CA.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary responsibilities of this role, Vegetable Seed Intern, are to: Support and learn the fundamentals of vegetable seed manufacturing while building rapport with regional and global stakeholders; Assist with documentation of operational processes within the Manufacturing Excellence function; Work with onsite Manufacturing teams to execute key projects and deliverables in the processing of vegetable seeds; Support field activities including timely stock seed (SS) shipment to growers and SS reconciliation, trial coordination, rouging, disease and weed scouting, pollination, harvesting, threshing, drying, and delivery from growers to the processing facility; Complete data validation and SAP reports to support global and regional operations needs, including equipment run time, sustainability data, and plant scheduling needs; Support Quality and HSE functions to drive key programs and targeted metrics; Collaborate with cross-functional regional and global teams to identify opportunities for improvement and work with the team to implement solutions; Cooperate with Crop Specialists, Field Quality, and Production Research personnel to identify, develop, and implement projects to improve reliability, qu
