Job Title: Reliability Engineer & Rotating Machinery Specialist
Location: Monthey, Switzerland
Role Overview:
Syngenta seeks a Reliability Engineer & Rotating Machinery Specialist to provide technical expertise in maintaining and optimizing rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, agitators, etc.). This role drives improvements in equipment reliability, develops lifecycle management standards, and supports maintenance and project teams.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and enhance lifecycle standards for rotating equipment from design to end-of-life.
* Communicate and enforce technical standards in collaboration with maintenance and production teams.
* Support internal teams in failure investigations and project implementation.
* Stay updated on industry regulations, standards, and best practices sharing knowledge at site and group levels.
* Establish and monitor KPIs (e.g., MTBF, MTTR) to drive performance improvements.
Reliability Engineering Tasks:
* Analyze malfunctions and production losses conducting field investigations and root cause analyses.
* Develop corrective and improvement actions in collaboration with relevant teams.
* Perform equipment criticality assessments and determine the need for critical spare parts.
Requirements:
* 5-10 years of experience in industrial maintenance engineering specializing in rotating equipment and reliability.
* Strong expertise in centrifugal & positive displacement pumps vacuum pumps agitators compressors turbines.
* Experience in vibration diagnostics failure mode analysis (RCM FMEA) and maintenance strategies (preventive predictive and condition-based).
* Proven ability to analyze failures and optimize production equipment performance.
* Excellent problem-solving analytical and communication skills.
Educational Requirements:
* Degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Maintenance or Reliability Engineering.
* Fluent in French with technical English proficiency (B2 minimum).
* Proficiency in MS Office and CMMS tools (e.g. SAP-PM).