Area Maintenance Engineer

At Syngenta, we are working to build the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture that provides leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers. To support this challenge, we are seeking an Area Maintenance Manager to ensure equipment availability and reliability of a production unit in the St. Gabriel plant. You will maintain assigned units in good operating condition (mechanical, electrical & instrumentation areas), with help of internal and external resources within budget constraints. You will also establish good communication with customers, control expenses, implement improvement measures, be responsible for small capital disbursements, participate & support plant wide safety and environmental initiatives.   

• Mechanical integrity of unit/plant 

• Maintain a safe & environmentally sound working environment (aid to continuously improve it) 

• Operate within allotted budget 

• Initiate and control capitalizations 

• Be customer focused without losing track of business needs 

• Continuously improve working processes 

• Equipment reliability improvements   

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering required; experience in the related field is a plus 

• Communication, team leadership, and technical understanding 

Preferred Requirements 

• Previous plant expereience desired but not required 

What we Offer 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members 

• We offer 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, 9 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, and Corporate Discounts, among other benefits 

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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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.