Job Description

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.
This role will be responsible for supporting and improving overall fixed equipment (piping, vessels, specialty items) reliability. This will be achieved through measurement/analysis of equipment failure and financial impact data, application of industry best practice preventative and predictive maintenance strategies, reliability improvement projects development/execution, and continuous improvement of both equipment and work processes.
Accountabilities:

• Improve and manage fixed assets maintenance strategy both from strategic and tactical needs.
• Implement fixed equipment improvement solutions using design modification, upgraded accessories, instrumentation, etc.
• Specify and review equipment repair plans or procedures for routine maintenance and outage inspection activities.
• Support and lead incident investigations for uncontrolled releases from fixed equipment.
• Interpret and analyze equipment condition data to determine equipment fitness-for-service utilizing applicable engineering codes and engineering best practices.
• Define and optimize predictive and preventive maintenance strategies using techniques such as FMEA, RBI, Criticality Assessments, etc.
• Support small capital projects scope definitions for fixed equipment sustenance and improvements. Review IFA & IFC documents for fixed assets.
• Interface with both internal and external customers for prioritization of the above deliverables, ensuring on-budget, on-time delivery.
• Explore and implement cost-effective new technologies relative to inspection and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
• Perform root cause failure analysis and reliability maintenance studies to maximize equipment reliability.

Company Description
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.
Qualifications

• Knowledge of fixed equipment failure modes and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of fixed equipment predictive maintenance techniques.
• Fluent in root cause analysis methodologies and applications.
• Knowledge of fixed equipment regulatory guidelines, including but not limited to ASME B31.3, Section VIII, B16.5, API 510, 570, 581, 579, 650, 653, TEMA, NACE.
• Leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; SAP skills are a plus.
• Ability to read construction drawings, P&IDs, and isometrics, and translate to actual field constructability.
• Strong communicator and able to communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated, responsible, and team-oriented individual.
• Ability to apply a systematic approach to problem-solving.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, preferably mechanical.
• 3-5 years of experience in a Maintenance Engineering, Reliability, Mechanical Integrity, or Asset Manager role.
• Full cognizance of plant and related safety standards and procedures.

Additional Information
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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