Engineer I (Fixed-term contract)

Mondelez España Galletas Production SLU; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelēz International is seeking a Process Development Engineer to lead the RDQ activities for new product development, portfolio maintenance, and productivity projects with a focus on delivering the desired consumer experience.

You will design, plan, and execute pilot plant and factory trials, generate technical reports, and maintain process specifications in collaboration with marketing, manufacturing, ISC, and suppliers. Travel up to ~20% across EU sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
• Working in teams and independently with appropriate guidance.
• Prioritizing and managing activities.
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions.
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data and to reach clear conclusions.
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing.
• Constantly championing for the consumer.
• Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements and communicate statuses and risks.
• Plan and conduct process development activities including process design, scale-up and commissioning.
• Create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications and write technical reports with analysis and conclusions.

Skills

Engineering experience

Teamwork

Prioritizing

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Technical communication

Consumer focus

English proficiency

Education

Degree in food science or engineering

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You work as part of a cross-functional team to lead and deliver the activities required to complete Process Design and Process Deployment for Innovation, Growth and Productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience

How you will contribute

With the support of a manager and technical coaches, you will design and implement projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements and effectively communicate project statuses and risks. As part of that planning process, you will conduct activities to generate the appropriate process information, using modelling, simulations, and pilot plant and plant trials in accordance with good manufacturing practices and HACCP requirements. You will also plan and conduct process development activities including process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning, technical risk assessments and create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications. In this role, you will assist in planning the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies, and manage stakeholders, making recommendations and influencing decisions based on analysis and interpretation of data. You will also create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Working in teams and independently with appropriate guidance
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data and to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing
• Constantly championing for the consumer
• Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor

More about this role

This is a fixed-term position until 31.08.2027.

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product development, portfolio maintenance and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will complete IDBs, plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate process specifications.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Degree in food science or engineering
• Working in teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying and implementing solutions with the guidance of a manager
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

The holder of this position will be accountable for the process R&D aspects within the IIM framework for projects covering all platforms, e.g. tablets, seasonals etc. The right person for this role delivers the technical knowledge for the function, develops solutions to problems, whilst ensuring compliance to technical policies & procedures. This will require working in a cross-functional project team working with ISC, marketing, procurement, suppliers, external manufacturers and other RDQ functions.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Initial experience working within an RDQ environment within the food industry, ideally within process development roles. Experience within confectionery or bakery categories is an advantage.
• Good understanding of RDQ product and process specifications.
• Good knowledge of chocolate category regarding raw materials, processing, manufacturing and formulation fundamentals is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English is a must, other European languages are an advantage.

You will be required to travel to Mondelez's sites within EU (incl. Norway and Switzerland), suppliers and external manufacturers as projects require ~20% of time

Full-time (36hrs, flexible)

Relocation Support Available?

No Relocation support available

Travel requirements:

You will be required to travel to Mondelez's sites within EU (incl. Norway and Switzerland), suppliers and external manufacturers as projects require ~20% of time

Work schedule:

Full-time (36hrs, flexible)

Job Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)Process Development & EngineeringScience & Engineering

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.