Process Development Engineer – Pet R&D
About The Position
The Process Development Engineer II – Pet R&D will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and implementing proprietary process technologies and equipment for our innovation roadmap as well as the improvement of existing process, value engineering, and technology development to enable new product development or cost. This role will drive process development for innovation from concept through commercialization, by participating on cross-functional teams resulting in meeting company goals for new pet food or snacks / innovation, cost savings, and quality improvements. Support/Lead the development, scale-up, and commercialization of Innovation, Renovation & Value Engineering initiatives. Assure that all process activities meet company cost capacity, quality, marketing and product development requirements. Lead commissioning and support Operations with qualification of new product & process technologies, as well as improving existing process technologies. Develop standard operating procedures, manufacturing specifications etc. and communicate effectively with key stakeholders in manufacturing, copacker etc. Apply fundamental engineering principles - mass & energy balances, heat transfer, designed experimentation & data analyses, process flow diagrams etc. for appropriate decision making and documentation for knowledge capture. Interface with equipment suppliers, service providers, manufacturing facilities and relevant business functions, including marketing and supply chain, to achieve goals. Assess, with guidance, legal and environmental aspects, and patent opportunities, for new technologies/processes. Collect and analyze data from suppliers, plant operations, customers, and consumers. Design and execute experiments at both supplier sites and in plant operations. Validate improvements/corrective actions that will deliver the desired benefits.
Requirements
- BS in Engineering is required, Chemical Engineering is preferred
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in Research and Development is required.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Proven innovation and creativity
- Ability to work effectively in team-based environment with multiple functional groups, in a collaborative and positive manner
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to achieve results and execute multiple simultaneous projects
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organize and manage projects; interact, support, facilitate and lead multi-functional work teams; ability to lead team to a consensus; strong negotiation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects, in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines, and communicating status
- Initially could be 40-50 % due to onboarding; steady state would be up to 30%
- Physical Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in pet food processing, including extrusion and retorted food products is desired.
Responsibilities
- Developing, optimizing, and implementing proprietary process technologies and equipment for our innovation roadmap
- Improvement of existing process, value engineering, and technology development to enable new product development or cost
- Drive process development for innovation from concept through commercialization
- Participating on cross-functional teams resulting in meeting company goals for new pet food or snacks / innovation, cost savings, and quality improvements
- Support/Lead the development, scale-up, and commercialization of Innovation, Renovation & Value Engineering initiatives
- Assure that all process activities meet company cost capacity, quality, marketing and product development requirements
- Lead commissioning and support Operations with qualification of new product & process technologies, as well as improving existing process technologies
- Develop standard operating procedures, manufacturing specifications etc. and communicate effectively with key stakeholders in manufacturing, copacker etc.
- Apply fundamental engineering principles - mass & energy balances, heat transfer, designed experimentation & data analyses, process flow diagrams etc. for appropriate decision making and documentation for knowledge capture
- Interface with equipment suppliers, service providers, manufacturing facilities and relevant business functions, including marketing and supply chain, to achieve goals
- Assess, with guidance, legal and environmental aspects, and patent opportunities, for new technologies/processes
- Collect and analyze data from suppliers, plant operations, customers, and consumers
- Design and execute experiments at both supplier sites and in plant operations
- Validate improvements/corrective actions that will deliver the desired benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
