Company Description

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.

Job Description

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every team member has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Packaging team is currently seeking a Package Co-op in Greensboro, NC. As a co-op you will be responsible for supporting our packaging engineer’s development, maintenance and cost reduction projects. You will interface closely with all groups (i.e., Formulation Development, Purchasing, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Commercial, Country Contacts, etc.) associated with product commercialization and are expected to utilize available technologies, knowledge and communication resources to maintain Syngenta’s industry leading reputation in packaging. As part of this experience, you will have the opportunity to manage your own project.

As a co-op at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get:

• Ongoing career development resources

• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs

• The opportunity to work in a brand-new state of art Packaging lab and office building

Estimated Duration:

January 2026 – June 2026

The expectation is that each selected Co-op will be able to work 40 hours a week on site for the duration of their assignment.

You will:

• Oversee and manage complete packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, performance testing and regulatory compliance for agricultural chemical products registration, transportation, storage, and use.
• Provide troubleshooting support to adjacent supply chain functions (procurement, manufacturing, quality, etc.), to ensure a safe user-friendly customer experience.
• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, transportation, and storage.
• Contributes to New Product Introduction (NPI) teams ensuring all packaging related milestones are completed on time.
• Knowledge of package technologies, materials and testing related to the development of new packaging components.
• Implement innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that maximize our competitive advantage and build brand preference.

Qualifications

What you must have:

• Enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Packaging Science, or another closely related field of study
• Must be a current student continuing education upon completion of internship term (Graduation date of December 2026 or AFTER)

• Prefer a student with a Sophomore or Junior standing

• Fluent in English

Additional Information

What We Offer:

A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

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.

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