Utilities Engineering Manager

We have an excellent opportunity for a Utilities Engineering Manager to join our Utilities & Infrastructure team based in Huddersfield. In this vital role, you will ensure engineering & maintenance Work Management processes are adhered to and that assets & maintenance processes across the department are efficient, reliable & meet the requirements of both statutory regulations and the Syngenta HSE management system. The role will also include cost centre and duty holder accountability for utility assets.

In addition, your team will provide effective out of hours mechanical & electrical shift support as well as specialist services to manufacturing plant customers that include reliability of rotating equipment and alarm and trip compliance.

To provide this service you will head up a team that is made up of Asset Engineering, Maintenance Planning & Maintenance Supervision leads as well as electrical & mechanical technicians working day and shift patterns. You will also ensure engineering & maintenance standards & guidance are adhered to in utility areas operated by our contract partners.

Qualifications and required experience

• Demonstratable experience in leadership & management in a manufacturing environment.
• Engineering or Science based degree / higher education with alignment and membership to a professional engineering institution.
• Strong experience maintaining & operating an extensive and broad collection of utility assets including generation, transmission and use.
• Extensive knowledge and broad experience of Utilities including Municipal & Abstracted Water, Electricity, Nitrogen, Natural Gas, Compressed Air, Steam & Effluent Treatment.
• Project, Maintenance & Contract management knowledge.
• Excellent communicator. Able to demonstrate to stakeholder’s progress in the areas of utility provision and production support and link that progress to site objectives.

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.

Site Details

At the Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre we make important Crop Protection products that are used in over 120 countries worldwide. These products help our growers to meet the ever-increasing demand for food, feed and fuel, and our talented & dedicated teams make this possible.

The Huddersfield team is proactive, driven, and friendly, with a strong emphasis on diversity, equality and inclusion.  We work cross functionally to get the job done, after all “teamwork makes the dream work” – come and join us!

What we offer

• An extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday.
• 37.5 working hours per week Mon – Fri
• 3.5 rota days off over Christmas + hours bank of 41 hours to use throughout the year for occasional time off.
• Flexible working – the role offers a broad basic package of flexible hours and hybrid working, and is open to individual requests outside of this where it fits with business needs.
• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.  
• A strong learning culture and a wide range of training and development opportunities, including support for externally recognized professional qualifications.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top 5 employer and number 1 in agriculture by Science Journal.

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. Learn more about our D&I initiatives here: https://www.syngenta.com/careers/working-syngenta/diversity-and-inclusion