Process Technology Lead

Kerry Group • Bethlehem, PA

1d • $107,757 - $181,563 • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Site Director and TechOps Director, this Coffee Process Technology Leader will support our integrated Regional Coffee Process Technology (PT) strategy. This role will play a key role in leading out the evaluation of new opportunities such as capacity investment, new technology development, changes and upgrades to existing technologies, and identifying opportunities within the PT area on existing technologies. The incumbent will take a regional view in collaboration with an extended cross-functional team. The role holder will also be accountable for working within regions cross-functionally with links to Global to ensure that clearly defined action plans are validated, set in place and executed against identified opportunities. This position will be located at our Bethlehem, PA site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food, Engineering, or technical field
• 8-10+ years in RD&A role
• Extensive experience and knowledge of the food and beverage industry---specifically with Coffee
• Deep exposure to Process Technology specialism, particular to Coffee Extraction and Processing
• Team management experience working at a regional or global level within a highly matrixed organization

Responsibilities

• Integrated Operation, RD&A, and Process Engineering responsibility across ideation, analysis & execution phases of key strategic focus areas aligned to the Coffee Process Technology agenda aligned with commercial and operational priorities & deliverables.
• Partnering with the relevant Plant Operations & Engineering Leads, fulfilling a functional IO/RD&A/Engineering leadership role to scope, understand, structure and deploy a sustainable coffee grow roadmap. This activity will be enabled by the development of a community of PT practice to ensure internal knowledge sharing and transfer.
• Lead the Regional analysis and evaluation of processes, ways of working, system data and KPIs to identify saving and improvement opportunities and support practical evaluation and implementation of those opportunities.
• Play a lead role in the differentiation and prioritization of performance improvement opportunities through our Process Technology pipeline & regional strategic initiatives, leveraging a broad range of Process Technology related RD&A & Operational/Engineering expertise, ensuring that RD&A & Engineering considerations are clearly set alongside proposed design constructs and/or change proposals.
• Lead capacity analysis and investment in additional capacity to meet customer demand. Liaise with OEMs, suppliers, IO – Operations and Engineering, and RD&A on equipment, process, and controls, to deliver highest quality products, highest throughput, and lowest waste.
• Identification of new processing technologies and equipment via TPM networks or equipment suppliers.
• Adoption and deployment of agreed new innovative technologies; prioritization of additional scenarios informed by strategic technology assessment, platforming, site by site improvements etc.
• Utilize and knowledge share across all RD&A/Engineering functions to ensure an end-to-end view of attributes & value levers within Process Technology scope with a specific focus on Gold Standard Recipe Formulation & Optimization of Process Parameters.
• Sizing the value, complexity, feasibility and resource requirements of opportunities and assigning work streams and milestones to team members. Escalating roadblocks, resource issues or delays to resolve issues.
• Ownership and development of an integrated roadmap by Process Technology combining all improvement levels to get from current to future state.
• Support third party infrastructure through utilizing knowledge of key RD&A providers and other key third parties/SMEs
• Work with RDA & Engineering leadership to assess needs and subsequently prioritize functional resources and time in delivering opportunities; work with relevant leaders to allocate specific responsibilities across the various teams & provide high level direction in collaboration with extended site/business teams
• Working with our cross-enterprise partners e.g. Manufacturing and Engineering in delivering a shared program of work – leading a process excellence agenda, aligned and informed by our EUM strategies across the region
• Lead the development of business case inputs for review by regional sponsor group (including CTO & COO leadership)
• Waste Stream analysis and Value creation/cost mitigation initiatives across current regional production facilities, coordinating with a cross-functional team to deliver against agreed timelines and deliverables

Benefits

• Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).

What This Job Offers

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