New Product Introduction Engineer (industrialization process) - Elyria

Symrise AG; Elyria (OH); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Symrise Elyria is seeking an NPI/IPI Engineer to lead scale-up from new product introduction to commercialization. You'll become a SME for powder blending technologies and work across R&T, supply chain, quality, engineering, and production to drive improvements.

The role requires a bachelor’s in chemistry/chemical engineering or related field and at least 3 years in a food manufacturing setting, with strong Lean/Six Sigma and problem-solving skills. Equal opportunity employer.

Formación

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Food Science / Food Technology / Pharmaceutical or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience with powder blending technologies is highly desired.
• Chemical engineering background is desired.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience is a plus.
• Experience with liquid compounding, spray drying, reaction flavors, or encapsulation technologies is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Scale up and first production for new products.
• Provide accurate mixing instructions to production.
• Daily presence in the field to support production.
• Investigate quality deviations and customer complaints with cross-functional teams.
• Promote product and process safety with operators.
• Create training instructions for production operators.
• Contribute to product and process optimization to increase profitability.
• Interface between R&T, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Sales, and contractors.
• Be SME on production technologies and formulations.
• Carry product measurements and feedback to R&T and Production.
• Execute qualifications and validation of new processes and equipment.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

MS Office

Lean/Six Sigma

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Manufacturing systems

Educación

Bachelor in Chemistry or related field

Herramientas

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.9 billion in the 2025 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

About the Role

Position Summary

As an NPI / IPI Engineer, you are responsible to carry out a wide range of tasks to successfully lead Products Scale-up through New Product Introduction (NPI) to Product Commercialization as part of the end-to-end process. Additionally, you will be trained to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the powder blending technology and leading manufacturing processes and related troubleshooting activities. You will receive exposure to various challenging yet exciting improvement projects in a highly collaborative working environment with supportive colleagues here at Symrise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for products and technologies under the scope of Food & Beverage in Symrise Elyria site.
• Assess New Product Development (NPD) and be responsible for successful scale up and first productions.
• Responsible for providing accurate mixing instructions to production.
• Daily presence in the field and support to production.
• Contribute to investigation on quality deviations, customer complaints, manufacturing deviations with multi-functional team.
• Keep Production operators aware on product and process safety.
• Create new working instructions to train on Production operators.
• Contribute to product and process optimization to increase profitability.
• Ensure best in class First Time Right by promoting a Product Quality culture in Production.
• Interface between Research and Technologies (R&T), Supply Chain (Customer service, Production, Planning and Procurement), Quality, Engineering, Sales & contractors / supplies to carry out various activities.
• Be the subject matter expert on production technologies and formulation
• To carry product (functionality) measurement and feedback to R&T and Production for possible improvement.
• Execute qualifications and validation of new processes and equipment.

About You

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Food Science / Food Technology / Pharmaceutical or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience with powder blending technologies is highly desired and will be prioritized.
• Chemical engineering background is desired.
• Experienced and passionate in continuous improvement.
• Skillful with Manufacturing Systems and Processes.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Prior experience with Lean/Six Sigma Improvement is a plus.
• Experience with liquid compounding, spray drying, reaction flavors, and/or encapsulation technologies is an advantage.

What We Offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.