Process Engineer (R&D)

The Company

Our company is one of the largest CPG manufacturers in the world with global brands in the food, personal care and household product categories.

*6-month Contract opportunity with potential to extend - additional projects anticipated*

Responsibilities:

Participate & advise in the design, engineering & risk assessments of a new manufacturing facility (FEED, HAZOP, FMEA, etc)

Collaborate with Supply Chain Engineering, Planning, Quality & partners to meet project network timings & milestones

Carry out design & robustness studies in the pilot plant, including exploration of novel routes to meet desired manufacturing efficiency & quality targets.

Utilize existing digital platforms to capture technical data for statistical analysis & data visualization.

Characterization and analysis of raw materials, processing conditions & product attributes (e.g. flow behavior, microstructure, critical control points)

Identify & document best practices for the storage, handling and processing of new raw materials and delivery formats.

Translation of product make & fill requirements into detailed technical drawings & SoPs, capturing equipment layout, process, safety & hygienic requirements.

Validate process, equipment and product interactions during compounding, filling & product changeover (i.e. bulk transfer, product fouling, filling behavior)

Support the selection of equipment design & suppliers to deliver desired process performance, efficiency & reliability targets

Support process & equipment commissioning in new manufacturing facility (installation, operational & performance qualification)

Define & lead the execution of main plant trials, including the development of scale up learning plan, on-site trial coordination, operator training, data analysis and reporting

Identify & document appropriate process safety + hygiene risks & associated control measures/procedures that deliver the Basis of Safety standards.

Creation & issuance of process & equipment design documents as part of technology transfer into Supply Chain (Process Flow + Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, Process Specifications, Cleaning & Sanitization procedures, trial protocols)

Background:

Ideal candidate will have a Project/ Process Management background

Prior relevant experience