Apprenticeship as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Production Technologist CFC, school model

Company Description ##

Are you looking for an apprenticeship that allows you to have a real impact?

Join a team working against one of the greatest global challenges: contributing to feeding the planet while protecting our environment.

Syngenta Crop Protection is based in Switzerland and has teams worldwide. Through science and technology, we develop crop protection solutions that help farmers produce more robust and healthier crops, even in difficult conditions.

Whether you are interested in business, technology, science, or operational activities, you will have the opportunity to learn from our teams, develop your talents from day one, and contribute to concrete advances for farmers around the world. It is much more than the start of an apprenticeship - it is the start of your future.

Your well-being also matters. Syngenta is certified "Friendly Work Space" and recognized by Promotion Santé Suisse for its commitment to a healthy and positive work environment, in which everyone can thrive.

Job Description ##

For our production site in Monthey, where our activities are mainly related to plant protection, we are looking for apprentices as Chemical and Pharmaceutical Production Technologists CFC, in the school model!

During the first 3 semesters, the training will take place full-time at the Ecole Professionnelle Intercantonale de la Chimie (EPIC) in Monthey.

The last 3 semesters, in a setting where safety is the priority, the apprentice operates automated and computerized industrial installations for the manufacture of chemical products and also participates in the development and optimization of manufacturing processes.

More specifically:

• Participate in production planning, preparation, and configuration of installations, with constant concern for ensuring product quality and the best possible yield
• Plan the successive steps of the manufacturing process
• Monitor the progress of reactions in the manufacturing process, identify any anomalies, remedy them, or stop the reaction
• Take samples of products during manufacturing and analyze them
• Record control results in reports
• Propose measures to be taken to prevent the most common failures of apparatus and devices
• Clean and maintain production facilities, equipment, and instruments and perform simple repairs
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental protection regulations

Learn more about the profession via our website.

Qualifications ##

• Very good aptitude in mathematics
• Strong taste for teamwork
• Proactive, dynamic, and responsible
• Open to change and continuous improvement
• Written and oral mastery of the French language

Additional Information ##

Syngenta Monthey trains about fifty apprentices in seven different trades. As a future-oriented training company, certified as a Top Entreprise Formatrice, it offers you the opportunity to benefit from solid professional training. After the apprenticeship, this training opens interesting development perspectives both professionally and personally. Discover the activities, history, and challenges of the Monthey site via this video.

Benefits offered to our apprentices:

• Participation in school fees
• Laptop during the entire training
• Language stay at one of our many sites, with financial support from Movetia
• CFF ½ fare subscription
• Participation in fitness subscription
• Syngenta Campus: Company restaurant, free parking, on-site doctor

Are you interested? Then apply online, attaching your complete application: motivation letter, CV, copies of the last three school reports and, if available: internship reports, work certificates, and diplomas.