Syngenta

Company Description

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

Job Description

We're seeking experienced Asset Engineers to join our dynamic team. As an Asset Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in optimizing our operations and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. This challenging position requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic thinking. Your ability to collaborate across departments, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement will be essential in this role. We're looking for proactive problem-solvers who can adapt to a fast-paced environment and contribute to our organization's long-term success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement effective maintenance strategies.
• Lead and manage teams to drive operational excellence, ensuring engineering requirements are clearly identified and visible.
• Ensure safe and compliant assets in line with HSEQ standards and relevant legislation.
• Forecast, identify and meet CAPEX and OPEX budgets demonstrating cost effectiveness.
• Investigating root causes of asset/system failures, and/or incidents to reduce costs or improve asset reliability.
• Provide technical support to the asset teams, via collaboration with functional specialists and ensuring continuous and effective relationships with all departments.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (preferred)
• Extensive experience in chemical or process-heavy operations & maintenance
• Proficiency in HSEQ, continuous improvement, and financial management
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, control systems, and maintenance strategies
• Experience of budget management & computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS)

Additional Information

Site Details

At the Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre we make important Crop Protection products that are used in over 120 countries worldwide. These products help our growers to meet the ever-increasing demand for food, feed and fuel, and our talented & dedicated teams make this possible.

The Huddersfield team is proactive, driven, and friendly, with a strong emphasis on diversity, equality and inclusion. We work cross functionally to get the job done – come and join us!

What we offer

• An extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• 37.5 working hours per week Mon – Fri
• 3.5 rota days off over Christmas + hours bank of 41 hours to use throughout the year for occasional time off.
• Flexible working – the role allows for flexibility of hours and hybrid working is open to individual requests where it fits with business needs.
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.
• A strong learning culture and a wide range of training and development opportunities, including support for externally recognized professional qualifications. Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion