Process Engineer - Givaudan

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Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,800 employees around the world to explore ideas with. Every day your personality, and your passion will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Reporting to the Technical Operations Manager as a Process Engineer you will provide technical support and leadership at the East Hanover facility including formula and process improvements, scale-up of new products and processes, product transfers, material and product quality issues, obsolescence, and effective technical troubleshooting. Solid communication, collaboration, and technical skills are required to ensure effective execution of projects and initiatives.

Main Responsibilities

New Product or Process Industrialization:

• Review formulas and new processes for manufacturing, quality, and safety viability and resolve issues with support from the creator and other stakeholders.
• Lead and monitor scale-up and first time production as appropriate to ensure product can be effectively produced.
• Validate and support product transfers.
• Strong collaboration required with the production, quality, planning department, FC&A and S+T.
• Propose and implement process and formula revisions to optimize as applicable. Technical Process Improvement and Engineering:
  • Identify, define, justify, and implement process and formula improvements that will impact site performance (quality, cost reduction, yield, safety).
  • Provide site process engineering support. Identify, justify, provide scope and process requirements for technical process improvement projects. Strong link to M&E / regional engineering.
  • Create and update P&ID's, PFD's, operational parameters.
  • Oversee start-up of new equipment / processes
  • Perform detailed capacity analsysis and apply DMAIC approach to problem identification and resolution. Technical Problem Solving
    • Provide operations solutions for formula and process issues such as poor yield, chronic quality issues, excessive processing time, insufficient process controls, high product discard levels, formula or process related safety issues.
    • Provide solutions for the rework of out of specification product that requires technical intervention.
    • Handle complex problem resolution involving multiple processes and/or formulas. Project leadership and support
      
      Lead and support site improvement projects such as product transfers, quality improvement projects, yield improvement projects, cost reduction, and capacity improvement projects.
      
      You?
      Want to join a team that's passionate about innovation and creativity, and that works together to achieve extraordinary things? It's your essence that we're looking for.
      
      Your professional profile includes:
      • B.S. (or higher) in chemical engineering or related technical field with 3 - 6 years experience in process and/or project work.
      • Knowledge of food ingredients and common food industry raw material processing techniques preferred.
      • Experience working with diverse workforces including technical teams, manufacturing groups and leadership.
      • Prefer 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.
      • Understanding of accounting, financial, and MRP systems preferred.
      • Understanding of local, state and federal regulations and GMPs affecting the food industry preferred.
      • Knowledge of Safety and QC functions and requirements preferred. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans, tuition reimbursement, high matching 401k
        
        At Givaudan, you work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world.
        Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.
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        At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
        You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
        Every essence of you enriches our world.
        Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
        Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.
        
        Remote working: On-site
        
        At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
        You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
        Join us and Impact Your World
        Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
        Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.