R&D Process Innovation Senior Specialist

Perfetti Van Melle; Lainate; On-site; EUR 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing program

Smart working

Training & development

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle in Italy, a global confectionery leader, is expanding its Process Excellence Center. We seek an R&D Process Innovation Senior Specialist, reporting to the Process Excellence Director, to deploy creative strategies and implement updated technology and processes.

You will map current processes, define ideal setups by product category, scout new equipment, and drive continuous improvement for efficiency, sustainability and automation.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years experience in R&D or engineering roles.
• University degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry or Engineering.
• English language proficiency is required.
• Willingness to travel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive process innovation to boost efficiency and productivity.
• Develop innovative goals to foster creative thinking.
• Identify improvement areas in current processes.
• Research industry trends to stay ahead.
• Source and develop advanced technologies for manufacturing.
• Scout new process equipment and mapping current processes.
• Define ideal process setups per product category.

Skills

R&D experience

Engineering background

English proficiency

Education

University degree in Chemistry

Industrial Chemistry

Engineering

Job description

We are the second largest producers of sweets and chewing gum in the world and leaders in the Italian market. Our brands such as Vigorsol, Daygum Vivident, Big Babol, Brooklyn, Golia, Chupa Chups, Fruittella, Mentos, Goleador are in the hearts, homes and pockets of millions of consumers of every generation. We at Perfetti Van Melle put a lot of passion, competence and spirit of innovation into making them increasingly current, attractive and responsive to the needs of our consumers.

Our purpose “Innovative Treats. Better Future” puts innovation at the center of our strategy in everything we do, with a great sense of responsibility to guarantee a better future for our people, our consumers and our planet.

Our team is expanding and we are looking for a new R&D Process Innovation Senior Specialist!

Main Purpose of the Role

Within the Process Excellence Center, in the GRDQ team, we are looking for a new colleague who will reporting to the Process Excellence Director.

The new resource will be responsible for deploying the creative strategies to create a work environment that utilizes updated and innovative technology, processes, and operations.

Focus of the activity are processes set up and relevant equipment to achieve the excellence in the industry.

What you will do

• Process innovation: Implement various creative techniques and processes to increase a company’s efficiency and productivity. By doing so, enhancing the company’s competitiveness within its industry;
• Create Innovative Goals: Create a list of goals that encourage innovative thinking and strategies throughout the organization;
• Identify Areas of Improvement: Observe standard processes and operations within the company to identify areas that could benefit from innovation. This allows to plan creative solutions and opportunities for growth;
• Research Innovative Trends: Stay up-to-date by researching new trends within the industry, ensuring the organization remains informed about advancements;
• Contribute to source and develop innovative technologies which could provide improvement of the manufacturing process (savings, sustainability, automatization, less FTE, etc);
• Scouting new process equipment’s;
• Mapping of current processes;
• Defining ideal processes set-up for each product category.

Our Perfect Candidate

• 8 - 10 years experience across R&D or engineering roles;
• University degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Engineering;
• English is a must;
• Flexibility and ability to travel is a must.

What we offer:

• An empowering, stimulating work environment with training and development opportunities at national and international level;
• Human resources management systems certified by Top Employer;
• A complete wellbeing and welfare system that includes smart working, health and life insurance, parenting benefits, health promotion and much more;
• An inclusive work environment that values diversity;
• Possibility to join initiatives and projects of value for the environment and society.

The position offers a gross annual salary starting from €65,000. Additional compensation and company benefits may also apply and will be discussed and defined during the selection process and on an individual basis.

Here in Perfetti Van Melle there is a culture of respect and valorization of diversity.

Therefore, applications, recruiting processes and development paths in the company are opportunities open to all people without any type of discrimination