Engineer, Industrialization, Taste
Core
Drive product industrialization and process optimization for flavor products, building manufacturing expertise.
Role type
Industrialization Engineer (Flavor/Chemical)
Builds
Flavor products
Domain
Food & Beverage / Chemical Engineering
Required skills
Food technology, chemical technology, or chemical engineering expertise; Manufacturing and operations experience; Process optimization; New Product Introduction (NPI) management; Manufacturing instruction creation; Technical project leadership; Formulation optimization for design for manufacturing; Safety, quality, cost, and compliance assurance
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Drive product development from recipe review through pilot trials to first production batch; Create and maintain Manufacturing Instructions; Manage regional NPI process until factory handover; Identify technical challenges and implement solutions; Train manufacturing leaders/coordinators; Attend first production for complex products; Support site-level technical projects; Conduct post-launch reviews for continuous improvement; Optimize product formulation for design for manufacturing; Ensure industrialization execution focuses on safety, quality, cost, and compliance; Communicate with internal departments and external partners (customers, subcontractors, suppliers)
Seniority
Mid-Senior (5-8 years experience)