Join us as our next **Process Tech and Manex Manager,** reporting to our **Site Head of Operations.** You will lead and develop the team responsible for introducing and improving products, processing equipment, production processes, and production systems.
You will partner with our business functions including PT/Manex, FCA, CI, S+T, E&M, Quality, IT, Supply Chain, to enhance our site's capability to grow the business and improve the process.
Location: Cincinnati, OH.
Salary expectation based on technical experience 100,000 - 135,000 usd
In this exciting role you will work with:Accountability for New Product Industrialization:- Make sure new formulas and processes are viable and set up for site manufacture
- Product transfers and flexible/BCP arrangements are viable and set up for site manufacture
- Identify and resolve issues while balancing the needs of the site and the larger business.
- Team members responsible for the process collaborate with partners on and off site, such as functions highlighted above and especially with production and FCA.
- Improve the introduction process through problem solving and re-application of corrective actions, good practices, and existing solutions.
Technical Process Improvement:- Be the accountable champion for the technical process requirements at the site.
- Guide process and formula improvements that will affect site performance (quality, cost reduction, yield, safety)
- Identify, justify, provide scope and process requirements for technical process improvement projects. Link to M&E / regional engineering
- Oversee startup of new equipment / processes
Manage Technical Problem Solving and Support Master Plan Development:- Facilitate PT/Manex team ownership for formula and process issues that require technical intervention
- Ensure plans link to process capability and formula requirements.
Lead the Team:- Be an inspiring communicator.
- Develop the Technical team; succession planning, individual performance development and collaboration with Operations
- Prioritize, track, and communicate team impact on business KPIs to drive individual and team performance
Required Qualifications:- B.S. (or higher) in chemical engineering or related technical field with 5+ years experience in process and project work, 3 of which should include experience in a leadership role.
- Process engineering background/Chemical engineering
- Experience working with diverse workforces including technical teams, manufacturing groups and leadership.
- Manufacturing/Engineering technical background, including product industrialization, process engineering, complex machinery and material flow, installations and evaluation of equipment into a growth environment.
- Familiar with Lean fundamentals.
Additional Qualifications:- Knowledge of Safety and QC functions and requirements.
- Understanding of accounting, financial, and MRP systems.
- Understanding of local, state and federal regulations and GMPs affecting the food industry.
- Knowledge of natural raw materials and food chemical processing techniques.
What We Can Offer You:- 401K Plan
- Healthcare Plan:
- Vacation days
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