Senior Process Engineer

Syngenta AG; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Private medical & life insurance

31.5 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

36-hour working week

Job summary

Syngenta is recruiting a Process Engineer to join the Process Technology Active Ingredient (PTAI) group at Huddersfield. The role supports large-scale fine/speciality chemical manufacturing on a Top Tier COMAH site, partnering with production, engineering and support teams to drive day-to-day troubleshooting, process optimisation and capital projects from feasibility through commissioning.

You will contribute to design data gathering, risk assessments, and the delivery of process improvements

Qualifications

• Degree-level education in chemical or process engineering (BEng/MEng).
• Typically 4+ years' experience as a Chemical Process Engineer in chemical manufacturing.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards MIChemE.
• Knowledge of process risk assessment systems (HAZOP) and HSE standards.
• Experience in speciality or fine chemical manufacture or pharma is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Apply chemical engineering principles to unit operations (reactor design, separation, heat transfer, mixing, powder transfer, filtration & drying).
• Apply HSE standards (pressure relief, safety basis, flammability, SIS).
• Act as responsible process engineer in risk assessment teams (HAZOP).
• Provide scope and data for capital projects and plant modifications.
• Drive change projects from concept to implementation.
• Lead commissioning of projects ensuring design intent and safe production.

Skills

Chemical engineering

Project management

LEAN / Six Sigma

HSE / risk assessment

Technical mentoring

Education

MEng/BEng in Chemical Engineering

Chartered Engineer candidate

Tools

HAZOP

Process safety standards

Batch process engineering

Job description

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter 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.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Process Engineer to join our Process Technology Active Ingredient (PTAI) group in Huddersfield. Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre has multiple manufacturing plants making agricultural products for global distribution. As a Process Engineer within PTAI, you would have the opportunity to work in a multi-discipline team supporting large scale fine / speciality chemical manufacturing on a Top Tier COMAH site.

The focus of this role will be, as Process Engineer for a particular plant / area onsite, to partner with production, engineering and other support colleagues to support and drive day-to-day troubleshooting, process optimisation, and capital improvement projects from initial feasibility studies right through to commissioning. This gives a unique opportunity for Process Engineers, looking to develop their people and technical skills, to apply theoretical concepts in a real team environment with tangible business benefit.

Day-to-day, Your Role Could Involve

• Applying chemical engineering principles and underlying theory associated with the definition, design and operation of a wide range of unit operations (e.g. reactor design, separation, heat transfer, mixing processes and powder transfer, filtration & drying).
• Applying knowledge of HSE standards (e.g. pressure relief definition & design, basis of safety definition, flammability, safety instrumented systems).
• Acting as responsible process engineer in process risk assessment teams, applying knowledge of safety assessment systems (e.g. HAZOP etc.) to complete risk assessments.
• Providing scope definition and process design data for capital project and plant modifications.
• Driving change projects and process improvements from innovation to development to implementation.
• Leading the commissioning of projects and modification to ensure that design intent is met and production is established safely and effectively.
• Coaching & mentoring of graduate process engineers on our IChemE accredited graduate scheme.

Qualifications

• Must have degree level education in chemical or process engineering, at least BEng or MEng equivalent.
• Typically, 4+ years' experience working as a Chemical Process Engineer in a chemical manufacturing environment or related role.
• Be a Chartered Engineer and full Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (MIChemE) or actively working towards this.
• Knowledge of process risk assessment systems (e.g. HAZOP etc.), and relevant HSE standards (safety instrument systems, pressure relief and DSEAR etc).
• Strong influencing skills
• Prior experience in speciality or fine chemical manufacture, or pharmaceutical industry is advantageous
• Experience commissioning capital projects on a top tier COMAH site.
• Practical experience & theoretical knowledge in batch chemical process engineering.
• Ability to work independently and plan and control own work
• Experience delivering continuous improvement – awareness and use of a range of LEAN / Six Sigma or other tools, techniques and an understanding of the desired mindset.

Additional Information

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members.
• Extensive benefits package including a generous pension scheme, bonus scheme, private medical & life insurance.
• Up to 31.5 days annual holiday plus 8 UK bank holidays.
• 36-hour working week.

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.