Formulation Technician

As a member of the manufacturing team, to operate the designated plant to meet and improve Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) and production targets in a safe and efficient manner.

Accountabilities:

• Work safely to meet and improve plant and site targets for HSE and to be accountable for all aspects of HSE within an individual’s area of responsibility.
• Operate the premix / milling and formulation work stations to achieve production plans to meet business requirements to agreed quality assurance standards.
• Ensure availability of materials to maintain plant manufacture.               
• Carry out first line engineering maintenance work, within competence and time, to reduce plant downtime and increase efficiency of operation.
• In conjunction with engineering, support annual shutdown engineering maintenance programme.
• Record manufacturing and engineering data using relevant systems and as required analysing the data and carrying out corrective actions.
• Carry out formal and informal monitoring processes of plant and equipment, initiating / carrying out corrective actions to monitor/improve standards.
• Give, receive, validate and where appropriate, accredit training as required.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement and ongoing change.
• Be an effective and flexible member of a work group contributing towards overall departmental strategy, goals and values.
• Perform AT-line laboratory analysis / testing of final products.

• HS&E standards and procedures.
• Understanding of a chemical production plant operations.
• Ability to record manufacturing and engineering data using relevant systems and as required analysing the data and carrying out corrective actions.
• Experience in multi-product production within JIT principles.
• Permit to work systems experience.
• Experience working shifts.

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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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.