Production Engineer

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination 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.

As our next Production Engineer, directly reporting to the Basic Ingredients Production Manager, you will provide technical support and leadership within Operations including formula and process improvements, scale-up of new products and processes, product transfers, and troubleshooting material and product quality issues, obsolescence reduction, effective problem-solving methodology.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for:

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 partners.

• Lead and monitor scale-up and first-time production to ensure the product can be produced.

• Lead and validate product transfers.

• Propose and implement process and formula revisions to improve as applicable.

Technical Process Improvement and Engineering:

• Implement process and formula improvements that will affect site performance (quality, cost reduction, yield, safety).

• Coordinate resources and partners to ensure change management and project acceptance

• Provide site process engineering support. Identify, justify, and provide scope and process requirements for technical process improvement projects. Strong link to M&E / regional engineering.

• Review and update P&ID's, PFD's, and operational parameters for accuracy.

• Oversee start-up of new equipment/processes.

• Perform detailed capacity analysis and apply DMAIC approach to problem identification and resolution.

Technical Problem Solving

• Identify opportunity for improvements in operations processes and lead solution development

• 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, and formula or process-related safety issues.

• Provide solutions for the rework of out-of-specification product that requires technical intervention.

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?

• B.S. (or higher) in chemical engineering or related technical field with 1-2 years experience in process and project work.

• Manufacturing/Engineering technical background, including product industrialization, process engineering, complex machinery, and material flow, installations, and evaluation of equipment in a growth environment.

• Familiar with LEAN fundamentals. Understanding of accounting, financial, and MRP systems.

• Understanding of local, state, and federal regulations and GMPs affecting the food industry.

• Knowledge of Food and Flavor Safety and Quality requirements is required.

Out Benefits!

• Healthcare Plan:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• High matching 401k plan

• Vacation days

#LI-Onsite

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.