Chemical Process Technician

Chemical Process Technician Huddersfield, England

Syngenta Crop Protection
Full Time Huddersfield, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

Company Description


As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter 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


The plant is computer controlled, via a Siemens Process Control System, and run as an integrated asset team of CPT’s working shifts and Day Support Staff. The Chemical Process Technician has full responsibility for all chemical and computer operations and for control of maintenance operations on the plant.

  • Responsibility for chemical operations across the plant.
  • Responsibility for selected maintenance operations on the plant
  • Work safely, efficiently & flexibly across both stages of process & plant.

Accountabilities:

  • Manufacture of key intermediates as part of a flexible manufacturing team.
  • To co-ordinate & direct operations and have knowledge of the overall state of the plant. These duties are carried out largely unsupervised, and they are required to decide when the involvement is required at a higher level.
  • Performs in-plant quality control sampling, testing & laboratory routines.
  • Performs raw material movements in line with priorities.
  • Performs Asset Care / 5S duties.
  • Deliver & receive plant handovers.

Qualifications


Critical knowledge:

  • HSE Standards & Procedures.
  • Chemical & Fire & Explosion Hazards Awareness.
  • Basic Chemistry Knowledge.
  • Quality Assurance Procedures.
  • Analytical Testing.
  • Lean Manufacturing Awareness.
  • Safe Systems of Work.

Critical experience:

  • Engineering skills.
  • Experience of operating a chemical process plant.
  • Relevant qualification in process operation.
  • Must hold a current driving licence.
  • An understanding of the application of Operational Excellence Tools & Principles would be an advantage.

Additional Information


Whilst this role offers a competitive base pay, at Syngenta we value total reward which includes the benefits we offer to our employees. We support well-being, offering comprehensive benefits including flexible working, generous holiday entitlement, discretionary bonus scheme, competitive pension scheme, private medical insurance and employee assistance programme.

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Chemical Process Technician
Syngenta Crop Protection

www.syngenta.com
Basel, Switzerland
Erik Fyrwald
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Crop Production
2000
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