About the RolePosition Summary As an Industrialization & Process Innovation (IPI) Engineer, you are responsible to carry out a wide range of tasks to successfully lead Products Scale-up through New Product Introduction (NPI) to Product Commercialization as part of the end-to-end process. Additionally, you will be trained to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the powder blending technology and leading manufacturing processes and related troubleshooting activities. You will receive exposure to various challenging yet exciting improvement projects in a highly collaborative working environment with supportive colleagues here at Symrise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Responsible for products and technologies under the scope of Food & Beverage in Symrise Elyria site.
- Assess New Product Development (NPD) and be responsible for successful scale up and first productions.
- Responsible for providing accurate mixing instructions to production.
- Daily presence in the field and support to production.
- Contribute to investigation on quality deviations, customer complaints, manufacturing deviations with multi-functional team.
- Keep Production operators aware on product and process safety.
- Create new working instructions to train on Production operators.
- Contribute to product and process optimization to increase profitability.
- Ensure best in class First Time Right by promoting a Product Quality culture in Production.
- Interface between Research and Technologies (R&T), Supply Chain (Customer service, Production, Planning and Procurement), Quality, Engineering, Sales & contractors / supplies to carry out various activities.
- Be the subject matter expert on production technologies and formulation
- To carry product (functionality) measurement and feedback to R&T and Production for possible improvement.
- Execute qualifications and validation of new processes and equipment.
About YouRequired Qualifications - Bachelor degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Food Science / Food Technology / Pharmaceutical or related fields.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- Experience with powder blending technologies is highly desired and will be prioritized.
- Experienced and passionate in continuous improvement.
- Skillful with Manufacturing Systems and Processes.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.
- Strong ability to work well in a team and independently.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
- Prior experience with Lean/Six Sigma Improvement is a plus.
- Experience with liquid compounding, spray drying, reaction flavors, and/or encapsulation technologies is an advantage.
What We OfferBecome part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise. If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
