Company Description
**THIS ROLE IS OPEN TO CANDIDATES IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND THE UK AND CANDIDATE MUST RESIDE NEAR A MANUFACTURING SITE, AS THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE**
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.
The role of Global Automation Engineer has been established to provide to the 450 engineers in Syngenta, knowledge leadership across a small number of disciplines that have been identified as key to ensure safety of operation of an asset base that exceeds $4.5bn and to the delivery of the capital projects that will average over $600m p.a.
Job Description
In the field of Automation and Controls:
The Global Automation Principal Engineer is responsible for:
Partnering with other departments within the organization, including operations, procurement, IT, finance, and R&D, to identify automation opportunities and implement solutions that improve business processes and drive efficiency where this involves building strong relationships with key stakeholders, communicating effectively, and managing cross-functional projects.
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What we Offer
A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members
We offer 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, 9 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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