What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Engineering Co-op position at Syngenta?
About this job:
We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every team member has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Maintenance team is currently seeking an Electric Engineering Co-op in St. Gabriel, LA. The co-op engineering student program is a continuous full-time position. This 30 year program is open to Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering students who will get to work in the demanding world of chemical facility maintenance.
As an intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you'll get:
- Competitive wages
- Ongoing career development resources
- The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs
Estimated Duration: May 2025 - August 2026
You will:
- Perform equipment studies for reliability engineering
- Create sketches and part drawings for fabrication
- Develop testing and feasibility studies using fundamental engineering principles
- Scope and execute small capital projects
- Develop equipment repair procedures and check-sheets
- Assist Maintenance Engineers in dailywork
About Syngenta
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.
What you must have:
- Enrollment in a Mechanical Engineering program with a Junior class standing and good academic standing with the university
- Relevant core basic science/engineering classes through Sophomore level: (ie Physics, Chemistry, Fluids Mechanics, Statics, Strengths, Thermodynamics, etc.)
- Experience with Microsoft Office or equivalent
- Fluent in English
- Minimum GPA 2.5 overall/major
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, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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