Position Summary:At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta’s Production & Supply Team is seeking a Process Engineer at our site in Brits, South Africa. This role plays a key part in new product and technology integration, data-driven performance improvement, manufacturing excellence and drives continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, cost and efficiency by monitoring plant performance, identifying bottlenecks, implementing process engineering solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist chemical formulation, process engineering expertise to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of manufacturing plants.The role will be OHSA 8(2)(i) appointee for the site.Accountabilities:Identifying, designing and implementing process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost performance while supporting sustainable operational excellence across the formulation and F&P plantsManaging projects and apply process engineering skills and liaising with design contractors following the Syngenta standard project processChampioning manufacturing excellence by driving value‑adding process improvement initiatives to improve OEE, unit operating cost, reliability, safety, and environmental performanceManagement of Change process and ensuring all plant changes are properly reviewed, approved and implementedSupporting Process Safety Management objectives through participation in and execution of activities such as MOC implementation & closure, Process Safety Information upkeep, incident investigations and process risk assessmentsSupporting Production Supervisors and other functions to drive OEE improvements on the Formulation and Fill & Pack linesSupporting the Production Order process to ensure it is well managed and executedAdapting an operational culture adhering to all applicable HSEQ and Engineering policies, procedures and guidelinesBeing a process support and a local expert for manufacturing area in formulation and F&P technologiesProviding day-to-day technical support to production and resolving operational issuesSupervising Formulation and Fill & Pack teams as requiredProviding high quality practical advice and judgements by applying scientific method, theoretical knowledge and broad experience of similar situationsOwn and drive the resolution of complex and/or recurring process-related operating issues and ensuring effective and sustainable corrective actions are implementedDriving New Product Introductions and product transfers across sitesEnsuring plant capability, capacity and improvements are captured and updated to align with siting teamLeading root cause analysis (RCA) for HSEQ deviationsFacilitate and participate in Process Risk Assessments / HAZOP
