Production Operator - (M/F/N)

About the job

Company Description

The Syngenta group, a global leader in agricultural technology and innovation, employs 60,000 people in more than 100 countries to transform agriculture through tailored solutions for farmers, society, and our planet. Our diversified portfolio includes seeds, crop protection products, nutritional products, agronomic solutions, and digital services, all designed to help farmers produce healthy food, feed, fiber, and fuel while preserving natural resources and protecting the environment. Our mission is to address critical challenges such as climate change and food security through sustainable practices and cutting-edge solutions, while preserving the planet's resources.

Syngenta Crop Protection, the largest unit of the Syngenta group, is a leader in sustainable agricultural solutions, offering innovative products to keep crops healthy while minimizing environmental impact from planting to harvest.

Syngenta Monthey is a production site for active substances, employing 900 staff. Its activities are mainly related to plant protection and, to a lesser extent, the Professional Products sector. Discover the activities, history, and challenges of the Monthey site via the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkZhG3x3Nz8

Syngenta has been ranked as one of the best employers by Science magazine and has received the "Friendly Work Space" label for all its Swiss sites.

Job Description

Mission:

In a setting where Safety is the priority, the Production Operator ensures the operation of complex chemical processes and contributes to the continuous development of their own technical knowledge and that of the team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the optimal operation of technical installations and actively proposes improvements.
• Monitors, identifies, and manages deviations and anomalies, anticipating them if possible; adds technical value by proposing solutions.
• Organizes technical interventions with mechanics, electricians, and external companies during maintenance work. • Ensures that all professional partners work towards the same goal while respecting optimal safety conditions.
• Shares knowledge with all team members to develop more skills in process operation.
• Participates in sector projects (industrialization of new active substances/scale-up from pilot scale to industrial scale, capacity increase, HSE and sustenance projects) and provides technical expert insight in this context.

Qualifications

• Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Production Technologist (TPCP), technical CFC, or equivalent diploma
• Proactive, dynamic, responsible, open to change and continuous improvement
• Interest in training to evolve
• Preferably experience in the chemical industry
• Knowledge of teamwork and night shifts
• Written and spoken mastery of the French language

Additional Information

Benefits offered to Syngenta employees:

• 40h/week work with flextime and cumulative days
• Syngenta private pension fund
• Family initiatives
• Bonus based on individual performance and achievement of Syngenta objectives
• Syngenta Campus: Company restaurant, free parking, on-site doctor

Are you interested? Then apply online, attaching all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, diploma, certificates) - reference 18072097

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