Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Lead

Ensure maintenance planning, scheduling and warehouse inventory activities are effectively managed to support the safe and efficient execution of site maintenance activities. These efforts should support site HSE policies, support production targets, and be aligned with Syngenta global planning and scheduling maintenance business process.  

Duties:

• Manage quality and quantity of planning and scheduling activities in support of site maintenance activities.
• Coach, train, and mentor planning and scheduling team as necessary to improve competencies which support P&S initiatives.
• Optimize planning efficiency and effectiveness to deliver job plans within the targeted +/-15% plan cost accuracy.  Job packages should be generated in sufficient quantity to ensure that manpower resources are fully utilized while meeting the business needs of operations.
• Management of the maintenance backlog in SAP.
• Management of (Outside Service) providers to support execution of maintenance activities and PM service operations.

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. 

• High School Diploma
• 10+ years of substantial petro chemical maintenance experience.  Maintenance craft experience preferred.
• Maintenance or construction supervisory experience.
• Management of 3rd party contractors.  Ability to develop a work scope, develop detailed purchase requisition and/or SOW for RFQ on service activities, and the ability to oversee field work performed by 3rd party contractor.

What We Offer: 

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers 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, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits. 

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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.