Purpose

• Provides the formulation engineering technical capability in both existing and novel manufacturing technologies to maximize quality, capacity, and efficiency outcomes during scale-up, and after launch, of new formulated products to commercial manufacture.
• Identify and generates the process definition in local CP capital projects, including process design and equipment evaluation and specification.
• Identify and progress projects to increase local manufacturing capacity, improve quality and/or reduce manufacturing costs at CP sites and/or the bulk supply chain.
• Provides advice for the creation and implementation of development programs and procedures within the formulation engineering processing area.

Accountability 

• Support all Safety and Compliance requirements. Must be fully knowledgeable of, and compliant with all Syngenta safety/HSE policies and department standard operating procedures. Drive a strong safety culture of individual accountability.
• Delivers the scale-up of formulation processes from lab to full-scale manufacturing ensuring process safety, health and environmental subjects are fully anticipated.
• Troubleshooting process issues and providing solutions to manufacturing
• Responsible for inter-site technology transfer or re-siting of products and a member of the technical start-up team for new processes and equipment at Syngenta manufacturing sites or tollers.
• Designs pilot plant trials and full-scale manufacturing trials and documents key process considerations - writes technical reports, operating procedures, trains operating team, provides technical supervision, documents the outcomes, and identifies next steps and shares best practices.
• Applies formulation engineering processing knowledge to identify solutions that improve capacity, quality, and cost efficiency at manufacturing sites and/or in the bulk supply chain and is a member of or leads the project teams that implement these solutions.
• Recognized as having technical experience in formulation engineering processing and is a resource for other engineers globally.
• Co-leads projects to seek out and introduce innovative manufacturing technologies for implementation in the pilot plant, production sites or supply chain.
• Co-lead evaluation and trials novel processing technologies and techniques, and works with site manufacturing teams to introduce into full-scale manufacture in CP.
• Recognized as technical support for the departmental personnel being awareness of technical advances inside and outside Syngenta.
• Hands-on ability and capability to design pilot studies utilizing DoE to execute experimental/scale-up work plans.
• Ability to oversee and manage multiple projects at a time and prioritize work.
• Support related teams for root cause analysis for product quality complaints and process deviations.

Skills

• Technical skills referenced to TCDS.
• Should uphold high organizational standards, values, and policies, especially for HSE.
• Should interpretate stakeholder/ customer needs, develop and maintain a strong network with them.
• Should be able to effectively communicate with foreign technical colleagues or other stakeholders.
• Should have ability to communicate technical facts, ideas, and opinions to a technical audience.
• Should seek innovative and sustainable formulation processing technologies (available in the market or adapted from other industries for Syngenta’s project portfolio).
• Should have project and time management skills.
• Should understand formulation scale-up, process risks and formulation processing study activities.
• Should have a very collaborative approach in working across regions to simplify, harmonize and continuously improve formulation processes.
• Should be able to recommend technical options and alternatives based on available data.
• Designs and support technical projects. Influence team while working in cross-functional projects.

Behaviors

• Able to work effectively in cross functional teams, and across multiple functions.
• Engages in project team discussions to share knowledge as a formulation engineer.
• Adaptable to changes in project deliverables and embraces new WoW. Contributes to the solution.
• Seeks the technical growth of formulation engineers within the local function by sharing knowledge and new ideas. Is open to suggestions/feedback from others.
  • Contributes to identify and address department needs and removes roadblocks to completing projects in a timely manner.                                            

Education / Experience /Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech Chemical Engineering degree from a reputed Indian Institute/University.
• minimum of 5 years of proven experience (adjusted based on further degree) technical position in formulation processing development or formulation manufacturing, preferably in Agro-chemicals or Pharmaceutical industry.  
• Good continuous improvement, process risk assessment expertise and HSE excellence mindset.
• Experience working in cross-functional organizations, transiting in a dynamic and uncertain environment ensuring effective and focused project delivery (on time and in budget).
• Proven ability to prioritize activities and manage multiple requests from different stakeholders.  
• Good understand of the end-to-end processes for product development, complex formulation processing scale-up and lifecycle management.
• Should have basic understanding of PLC, SCADA, DCS systems, Plant Drawings, PFD, P&ID.

Approximate Time Allocation and Travel flexibility

• Minimum of 50% pilot plant work, and considerable travel to Manufacturing sites within India and  Out of India (if required).
• Person should be ready to travel for couple of weeks at one stretch (as per work/project demand) within India and out of India.

Additional Information:

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

Note: 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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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