Senior Laboratory Technician (M/F/N)

About the job

Senior Laboratory Technician (M/F/N)

• Full-time

Company Description

As a global leader in the plant health market, we help farmers protect crops and thus ensure safe, nutritious, and accessible food for all – while minimising the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection protects plants from sowing to harvest: from the moment the seed is planted until harvest, crops must be protected from weeds, insects and diseases, as well as drought and flooding, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection's headquarters are located in Switzerland.

Syngenta Monthey is a production site for active substances, employing 900 staff. Its activities are mainly related to plant protection and, to a lesser extent, the Professional Products sector. Discover the activities, history and challenges of the Monthey site via the YouTube video

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Laboratory Technician (M/F/N) to join our quality control (QC) laboratories at our Monthey site.

In this role, you will independently carry out analyses on samples from production and finished products. You will also act as a technical reference, ensuring the reliability of laboratory methods and equipment, while contributing to continuous improvement and investment projects.

Your responsibilities:

• Independently perform quality control analyses to verify product compliance with established specifications.
• Use and ensure the proper functioning of analytical equipment, particularly gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (HPLC).
• Act as a technical reference for the methods and equipment you are responsible for: fault diagnosis, problem resolution, maintenance monitoring and user support.
• Train, support and develop the technical skills of colleagues on analytical equipment and methods.
• Participate in the development, optimisation and implementation of new laboratory methods and technologies.
• Contribute to investment projects: identifying needs, evaluating technical solutions and liaising with suppliers.
• Collaborate with production, other laboratories and Process Technology teams to harmonise practices and resolve technical issues.
• Write and update technical documentation, operational procedures and user instructions.
• Strictly comply with applicable HSEQ, quality and safety requirements in the laboratory.

This is a reference and technical leadership role, without direct hierarchical responsibility.

Qualifications

Experience

• Solid experience in a laboratory technician role or comparable position.
• Proven expertise in analytical chemistry, ideally in GC and HPLC.
• Experience in troubleshooting analytical equipment and independently managing technical issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, structure technical projects and actively seek necessary information.
• Comfortable communicating with diverse stakeholders and transferring technical knowledge.
• Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a chemical laboratory technician or equivalent training.
• Very good knowledge of HSEQ, quality and safety requirements in a laboratory environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools.
• Technical English, written and spoken, is an asset.

Additional Information

Additional Information

• Position based in Monthey, with mandatory on-site presence
• Participation in an on-call system, approximately 6 to 7 weeks per year. In case of on-call duty, the person must be able to reach the site within about one hour
• Modern working environment, equipped with a variety of recent analytical technologies.
• Opportunity to contribute to cross-functional technical projects and develop recognised expertise within the site.

What we offer

• 40 hours/week with flextime and accumulated days
• Syngenta private pension fund
• Family initiatives
• Bonus based on individual performance and achievement of Syngenta objectives
• Syngenta Campus: company restaurant, free parking, on-site doctor

Interested? Then apply online, attaching all relevant documents (cover letter, CV, diploma, certificates).

Syngenta is committed to Diversity. We encourage all applications regardless of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

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