Phytosanitary Specialist
Phytosanitary Specialist
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Job Description
The Seeds Development Flowers department for Syngenta seeks a passionate candidate for a fulltime position of:
Phytosanitary Specialist
Type: Permanent
Department: R&D Seeds Development
Location: Enkhuizen & Andijk
Into Action
As a Phytosanitary Specialist you are at the forefront of safeguarding plant health and maintaining toptier phytosanitary standards across our Flowers R&D sites in The Netherlands: Enkhuizen and Andijk. You play a critical role in both addressing phytosanitary challenges and proactively preventing potential threats ensuring our operations comply with stringent global policies and local regulatory standards.
The Challenge
This job comes with a lot of different responsibilities. But what exactly are you going to do
- Diagnose & Act: you have an eye for details where you detect and address easily pest and disease issues. If an issue arises you develop targeted action plans and you work closely with the specialist growers to minimize risks.
- Prevention: prevention is better than cure and therefore you will lead the Start Clean Stay Clean initiative. You will be implementing preventative policies to protect plant health across the different departments.
- Protocol Oversight: you write update and maintain the phytosanitary protocols and you ensure the integration with the quality management system.
- Training & Development: Together we see more. Therefore you will train your colleagues in pest and disease identification to strengthen team expertise.
- Global Teamwork: You play a key role in phytosanitary safety on a global level and collaborate with the global phytosanitary team for knowledge sharing and aligned practices
- Regulatory Coordination: you build effective relationships with regulatory bodies like Nak tuinbouw and NPPO and stay informed on emerging risks in the market.
- Quality Assurance: Maintain accurate records manage nonconformities and contribute to audit processes to uphold compliance.
Qualifications :
Your Profile
To succeed in this highly challenging position you must have a bachelors or masters degree in a related field with 5 years of experience in a similar role with indepth knowledge of plant pathology and pest management. You have knowledge or experience with laboratory techniques relevant to plant pathology and pest identification as well as of various growing systems. You are familiar with phytosanitary and pest control regulations and you have a proven capability to analyze complex plant disease or pest issues and devise effective solutions. You should have at least good communication skills in English and preferable you speak Dutch or you are willing to learn the language.
Your Chance!
Syngenta is proud of its unique culture and the values that are at the heart of it. We also foster a strong learning culture with plenty of opportunities for personal development. Why Because our work matters! We offer a competitive salary package flexible working hours and excellent benefits.
Are you ready to grow your career with us
If you recognize yourself in this profile and would like to apply for this position please apply online via If you would like to have more information about this vacancy please contact our recruiter Silvana van den Elzen via or.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
