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

As the HPF Production Engineer, you will provide technical support to the Herbicide Production and Formulations (HPF) Unit.  Essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

Accountabilities: 

• Provide process/production engineering support to achieve performance targets in efficiency, production, and compliance.
• Identify improvement opportunities through interactions with Operations personnel, daily Tier meetings, and analysis of historical process data.
• Responsible for OEE and Continuous Improvement Efforts for the HPF Unit.
• Participate in site-wide initiatives that will deliver reliability improvements, reduce energy usage, and increase production.
• Support of month-end accounting closure for consumption of raw materials and energy.
• Support unit through real time production reporting, yield and raw material efficiency monitoring.
• Support environmental and sustainability improvements, reporting and calculations with regards to permitting and release reporting.
• Support the Capital Projects Group (CPG) in early project scope development.
• Support unit operations in incident investigations related to production processes.
• Provide PRA assistance for the Site as a unit representative.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to address HSE, process safety, and other regulatory requirements.
• Provide training and coaching to operations personnel on process changes and improvement initiatives.

This is an onsite position located in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a manufacturing setting as Production or Process Engineer.  Five years preferred.
• Equipment troubleshooting experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.  Ability to communicate at multiple levels throughout the site organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of best engineering practices and the application of RAGAGEPs to assets and processes.

Preferred:

• Strong personal accountability.
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience would be a plus.
• Prior experience leading cross-functional teams would be a plus.
• Have a high level of ownership in making a measurable positive impact to plant performance and Syngenta profitability. Demonstrated ability to develops plans to attain targets.
• Be a team player in a team environment. 
• Be a self-starter and self-motivator.
• Have good computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Prior experience with SAP would be a plus.
• Working knowledge of PI, SeeQ, or other Data Historian and ability to design and interpret trends.
• Experience with both continuous and batch chemical production processes and technology.

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 
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day  
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution  
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

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. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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