Process Engineer Intern- Sumitomo Biorational Company

Sumitomo Chemical: Group Companies of the Americas; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Sumitomo Biorational Company is seeking a Process Engineer Intern for its Osage, IA production site. You will learn and assist in monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving fermentation, recovery, and formulation processes, with emphasis on yield optimization and safety.

You will collaborate with Research and Development Scientists and Production Engineers, write operating instructions, and help transfer successful lab methods to production while adhering to good laboratory practices.

Qualifications

• Majoring in bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biology, or chemical engineering required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility to work limited off-shift and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Support safety and environmental training programs.
• Track and trend yield and quality data for each production batch.
• Analyze production data to suggest lean manufacturing projects.
• Develop practical solutions to improve fermentation, recovery, and formulation processes.
• Maintain master batch records, SOPs, and training manuals.
• Assist troubleshoot, root cause analysis, CAPA.

Skills

Bioengineering

Biotechnology

Biochemical engineering

Biology

Chemical engineering

Verbal and written communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Computer skills

Flexible hours

Education

Bioengineering/biotechnology/related field degree

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Lab data management

Job description

About Us

Sumitomo Biorational Company is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forestry markets. We have more than 60 years of experience bringing biorational products to market, and our products are used in sustainable operations in 95 countries around the world. Biorational products maximize plant quality, productivity, and sustainability.

Process Engineer Intern

About Us

Sumitomo Biorational Company is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forestry markets. We have more than 60 years of experience bringing biorational products to market, and our products are used in sustainable operations in 95 countries around the world. Biorational products maximize plant quality, productivity, and sustainability.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, Sumitomo Biorational operates with the Sumitomo Spirit mindset, which means to benefit both self and others, recognizing that private and public interests are one and the same. It’s about contributing to society, as well as making a profit.

The Sumitomo Biorational manufacturing site located on an expansive 73-acre site in Osage, IA is a state of the art 130,000 square foot plant and is the largest purpose-built biorational facility in the world. It serves as the manufacturing and quality control center for Sumitomo Biorational Company’s broad portfolio of fermentation products.

Description Of Job

As a Process Engineer Intern at Sumitomo Biorational you will learn and be exposed to various engineering tasks, such as monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving current fermentation, recovery, and formulation processes. You will be assigned a product with particular emphasis on optimization to increase yield and reduce cycle times, while focusing on safety and environmental impact. You will collaborate with Research and Development Scientists as well as Production Engineers to determine feasibility of their proposed methods and will be required to work in the lab to help develop and optimize the process, write/update operating instructions and then if successful in the lab help with implementing the method in production. In addition, you will be exposed to good laboratory practices while using the lab fermentors and recovery equipment and documenting the experiments. You will be required to write a project charter, all applicable protocols and procedures, and if successful, provide a final method transfer report.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and comply with all safety and environmental training policies and programs.
• Under the supervision of the Production Engineering Team track and trend yield and quality data for each batch for all products to identify and eliminate special cause variation and recommend continuous improvement projects.
• Chart, track and analyze other production data to recommend lean manufacturing projects.
• Identify, develop and implement creative practical solutions to improve the economics of the fermentation, recovery and formulation processes.
• Write, update and maintain production master batch records, work instructions and other standard operating procedures and training manuals.
• Proactively identify problems and develop solutions to improve manufacturing operations and safety
• Assist production with troubleshooting, drive root cause analysis investigations and implement fail safe solutions as corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).

Preferred Qualifications And Education

• Majoring in bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biology, chemical engineering or related fields is required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently and as a part of an interdisciplinary, diverse team.
• Excellent computer skills are desired.
• Must have flexibility to work some limited off-shift and weekend hours to support all production shifts when needed.

What We Offer

We work together to power our sustainable future. Here’s what drives us: Sumitomo Biorational Company has a strong commitment to both sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). In fact, being a responsible corporate citizen has been ingrained in our culture since the company’s founding. Today, it remains at the forefront of everything we do.

• Sumitomo Biorational Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and/or identity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.