Digital Transformation Engineer Specialist

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America•Itasca, IL

17h•Remote

About The Position

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, we are making significant advances in food and health with new ideas and innovative technologies. We are seeking candidates with energy and enthusiasm to be part of our growing team throughout North America. As an Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition employee, you are part of a diverse, innovative, and collaborative community committed to enhancing lives through nutrition and health. Our team is committed to providing amino acid-based solutions that create better lives for all. Provides support to Ajinomoto North America facilities in Digital Transformation Distributes information on best practices for DX of these facilities, helps with training on these best practices, and leads implementation of these projects at each site Ensure all regulatory requirements are met including but not limited to quality, regulatory, supply chain, product development, finance, customer service, etc.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar technical degree (e.g. Engineering or IT)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified or willing to obtain certification.
2+ years in a manufacturing environment
2+ years of experience with scripting languages (such as Python, JavaScript, C++)
Proficient in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C++, Python
Well versed in system design, algorithms, and industry best practices
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
High degree of scientific and technical proficiency
Understanding of data science concepts, including predictive analytics, statistics, and machine learning
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and familiarity with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Ability to transfer technical knowledge to practical applications
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
Skills and experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps)
Ability to lead and manage projects
Ability to manage and mentor people and provide effective leadership
Ability to make independent judgments that have impacts on the organization
Quickly able to learn new processes and facilities
Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Accurately assesses problems and effectively and efficiently arrives at solutions

Nice To Haves

Experience with leadership and management of people and projects is preferred

Responsibilities

Strategize software-driven DX initiatives for AHN including, but not limited to areas of data science, software development, data management, and data visualization
Act as subject matter expert for software-driven Digital Transformation initiatives, concepts, and projects.
Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and feasibility assessments for internal software and data science projects.
Identify opportunities for time-savings and automation and work with teams to find data-driven solutions.
Work with sites to develop systems, methods, and models using DX tools for digital twins, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and other like initiatives.
Design, create and test prototypes for software solutions that aid in standardization, time savings, and digitalization of processes.
Work with stakeholders such as site management and MIS to scale up prototype solutions to production scale.
Implement digital tools and data practices to support decision making and time savings of supply chain management.
Provides mentorship and training in DX concepts and technical skillsets
Facilitates excellent communication between all sites, to assist in sharing of information to accelerate Digital Transformation at each site
Assists with reviewing bids and selection process for third party vendors for applicable controls and digital transformation projects
Travels to plant sites as necessary to support automation and digital transformation assessments, troubleshooting, and/or project start-ups
Leads and supports data science initiatives including predicative analytics, statistics-driven solutions and machine learning for plant and business data
Determine documentation strategies for new and existing software products
Participates in and leads initiatives in collaboration with AJICO and other international Ajinomoto affiliates, on industrial manufacturing automation and digital transformation
Assists in the recruitment and selection of new DX resources for AHN
Implement and support Agile methodology for project management of applicable DX projects.
Support AFI Automation team training and projects during succession period