At Syngenta Crop Protection, we're pioneering solutions that safeguard global food security while championing sustainable agriculture. As a world market leader headquartered in Switzerland, we empower farmers with innovative crop protection technologies that defend against nature's toughest challenges. We unite advanced science with digital solutions to develop intelligent crop protection that maximizes yields while minimizing environmental impact. Join our mission of revolutionizing plant protection from seed to harvest.

As a Shift Analyst, you will work as part of a shift-based quality control team providing round-the-clock analytical capability, in line with site business and HSEQ needs. Carries out routine, and non-routine, analysis across a wide range of sample types to support Huddersfield production operations.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out routine analysis of final, process control, experimental and effluent samples using a wide range of analytical techniques whilst ensuring that the data produced meets both business and HSEQ compliance requirements.
• Plan own workload (escalation through Lead Shift Analyst and QC Team Leader) ensuring that sample lead-times are met and foresee, communicate and resolve potential priority conflicts as they arise.
• Carry out first line trouble shooting and resolution of analytical problems so that a reliable service is restored as rapidly as possible. Where this is not possible then the issue should be escalated to the next technical level.
• Provide first line analytical support to satellite plant laboratories as required.
• Ensure that supporting standard work is carried out to ensure smooth running of the laboratory, e.g. calibration of equipment, stores ordering, etc.
• Follow laboratory procedures to ensure that work is carried out safely and that satisfactory hygiene/ housekeeping standards are maintained.
• Carry out tanker sampling and analysis (subject to authorisation).
• Under the direction of the Duty Manager, perform supporting administrative duties during incident management situations.

Key competencies

• Operate to/and improve on appropriate Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards.
• Excellent practical skills in a wide variety of analytical laboratory techniques e.g. GC, LC, auto-titrations
• Good communication and team working competency.

What success looks like

• Full compliance with HSE, quality, and operational requirements.
• Ability to work the Huddersfield shift pattern.
• Advance attention to detail skills.
• Maintain and improve analytical quality in the group and in satellite labs.
• Ability to prioritise work to departmental and site needs.
• Has capability across all required analytical instrumentation.
• Good team working and meeting skills.

Required skills and experience

• Practical experience of a wide variety of analytical laboratory techniques.
• Qualification BSc Honours Degree in relevant scientific discipline, or appropriate experience.

Site info:

At the Huddersfield Manufacturing Centre we make important Crop Protection products that are used in over 120 countries worldwide. These products help our growers to meet the ever-increasing demand for food, feed and fuel, and our talented & dedicated teams make this possible. The Huddersfield team is proactive, driven, and friendly, with a strong emphasis on diversity, equality and inclusion.  We work cross functionally to get the job done!

What We Offer

• 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.
• 31.5 days annual holiday plus 8 UK bank holidays rostered into a Shift Pattern
• 36-hour standardised working week (actual hours per week vary with shift pattern).

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.