Quality Lab Technician

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. 

Job Description

• Provides analytical support and data to production units to ensure efficient operation and production of quality products.
• Ensures that all reported data are produced following established SOPs and QA/QC requirements.
• Performs preventative maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment when required.
• Reports non-conformances, according to established procedures and criteria, and assists in corrective action where appropriate.
• Participates in quality audits.
• Be available for critical off-hour samples when needed.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum College degree with science major (desired), or High School diploma with minimum 5 years Industrial laboratory experience.
• Experience with comprehension of analytical techniques and operation of analytical laboratory instrumentation and equipment (such as GC, HPLC, GC/MS, IC, IR, Titration, particle size, GC/headspace).
• Maintain proper laboratory data documentation.
• Follows analytical QA/QC procedures (SOPs).
• Maintains Good housekeeping and laboratory practices.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of GC and HPLC instruments, using Chromeleon and Sample Manager (LIMs) software are a plus.

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. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a  top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our  team and our mission here:  

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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