Dry Technology Engineer

Mars • Fremont, NE

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The role of the DRY Technology Engineer is to support the implementation of new raw material, new process, and new product, and be capable of balancing from raw material reception to the cooling process. The DRY Technology Engineer shares R&D specifications needed for manufacturing of DRY product on existing manufacturing standards and for new technology to achieve process specifications conformance and finished product specifications conformance. The DRY Technology Engineer supports the deployment of DRY technology expertise of Royal Canin with the regional PPI community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food), related technology program or equivalent
• 5+ years relevant experiences in food technology development, process & product scale-up and/or implementation
• Demonstrated industry experience as an R&D engineer or Quality & Food Safety Engineer
• Demonstrated Factory experience

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food) or related technology program
• Working in a company with multicultural and international features
• Green belt or Black belt for Lean 6-Sigma

Responsibilities

• Support the DRY INDUSTRIALIZATION pillar in the region, delivering DRY Technology expertise to support the Industrialization process.
• Act as key R&D support for product and process topics.
• Support execution of Industrial test runs for innovation plan deployment or portfolio transfer between factories.
• Deliver guidance on SRC definition and support troubleshooting.
• Support regional must-do projects such as product quality improvement, Do It Best projects, Business continuity projects, or Sustainability projects.
• Support definition of regional IRA for successful implementation of new raw material, new process, and new product.
• Support factories on any technology capability performance issues.
• Support DRY PRODUCT and DRY PROCESS CONFORMANCE in the region by assessing conformance of R&D specifications related to Royal Canin DRY manufacturing standard and aligning practices/specifications across the factory network.
• Support transfer of process specifications related to DRY manufacturing standard and monitor conformance.
• Execute technical audits to assess implementation and conformance of R&D process specifications on factory.
• Support PPI on process capability assessment and protocol execution, gathering and analyzing data (Cp, Cpk).
• Report performance per site (e.g., Dosing capability, mixing capability, Cross contamination capability).
• Support transfer of product specifications related to DRY manufacturing standard and monitor conformance.
• Execute technical audits to assess implementation and conformance of R&D product specifications on factory.
• Analyze product capability (Cp, Cpk) performance per site.
• Support DRY Process Validation and DRY product Validation for new equipment and new line commissioning.
• Define wet commission and validation plans for the sites, with indirect management of associates based on site.
• Clarify specifications associated with each part of the process.
• Define protocols to be executed on each step.
• Deliver training on process principles (process flow, principle theory, equipment added value, raw material specifications, process specifications) and product quality and performance (product specifications, quality attributes checks, production sequences rules).
• Support CVS team and PPI on protocol execution on site.
• Support SRC implementation, product ramp-up, and portfolio implementation (raw material & product) during the start-up phase.
• Act as a team contributor on complex problem-solving projects related to raw material, product, and process.
• Ensure application of robust methodology to support complex problem-solving management.

Benefits

• Industry competitive salary and benefits package
• Company bonus
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior