Pilot Plant Lead

Role purpose

• Lead formulation technicians which provide the formulation engineering technical support in both existing and novel manufacturing technologies to maximize quality, capacity, and efficiency outcomes during scale-up, and after launch, of new formulated products to commercial manufacture.
• Lead formulation technicians to support the formulation engineers to evaluate new equipment and develop new formulation processing.
• Responsible to ensure assistance to the formulation engineer to stage the pilot plant trials and development.

Accountability 

• Support all Safety and Compliance requirements. Must be fully knowledgeable of, and compliant with all Syngenta safety policies and department standard operating procedures. Drive a strong safety culture of individual accountability.
•  Independently schedules and executes formulation processing experiments which have been agreed with line manager.
• Document experiments and results, developing reports and proposing follow-up actions to more senior employees. Maintain procedures, equipment and facilities, contributing to the definition of guidelines and procedures of work area.
• Ensure assistance to the formulation engineers to deliver the scale-up of formulation processes from lab to full-scale manufacturing ensuring process safety, health and environmental subjects are fully anticipated.                                               
• Be highly knowledgeable with the required formulation engineering techniques and equipment through on the job training and internal courses where appropriate.                                             
• Proactively proposes and implement improvements to group operations i.e., safety, efficiency and productivity initiatives. May be a functional representative on a departmental operations team.

• B.S. Engineering degree or proven technical experience in formulation processing development or formulation manufacturing.  
• Good continuous improvement understanding, process risk assessment and HSE excellence mindset.
• Experience working in cross-functional organizations, transiting in a dynamic and uncertain environment ensuring effective and focused project delivery (on time and in budget).
• Proven ability to manage multiple requests from different stakeholders.  
• Good understand of the end-to-end processes for product development, complex formulation processing scale-up and lifecycle management.
• Minimum of 50% pilot plant work.

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

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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