Process Engineering Manager

Croda; Alabaster (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Generous PTO

401K Match

Wellness Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Career Development

Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Croda is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to translate laboratory processes to scale and manage capital projects. The role involves leading project teams, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and optimizing production processes.

The successful candidate will hold a degree in Chemistry or Chemical Technology and possess strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Excellent benefits include medical coverage, generous PTO, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of site processes and working knowledge of scientific and engineering principles.
• Understand principles in site-specific regulation covering IPPC, REACH, GMP, ISO14000, ISO9000, ISO18000.

Responsibilities

• Ensure translation of laboratory processes to plant scale.
• Manage the overall performance of the department including appraisals and training.
• Lead project teams for design and execution of projects.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical and problem analysis initiative

People skills

Ability to plan multiple activities

Education

Chemistry/Chemical Technology degree

Job description

Croda is a FTSE100 organization driven around our purpose of Smart Science to Improve Lives™. With over 6,000 employees across 39 countries, we are focused on the research and development of novel and highly sustainable raw materials for the Life Sciences and Consumer Care sectors.

We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilize new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing marketplace. As our business looks to deliver its ambitious strategy of growth, we are looking for a Process Engineering Manager to join our team.

You Will Be Responsible For

Ensuring translation of laboratory processes to plant scale, ensuring that capacity / quality issues are addressed through de-bottlenecking and to develop the Capex program.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Align all resources in the department to deliver ongoing process improvement/troubleshooting alongside the site capital project plan.
• Apply broad technical knowledge and consult with research teams to introduce new products and technologies to site.
• Overall responsibility for managing Capital Expenditure program for the business, along with a variety of decisions relating to NPI and Capex which can have an impact upon other departments, are conducted under occasional supervision of the line manager.
• Manage the delivery of multiple projects with timescales in the range of 1 – 3 years. Examples include technology transfer, design of plants. Processes for the site planning include site investments like infrastructure, capabilities, and site capacities.
• Lead project teams for design and execution of projects.
• Manage the overall performance of the department including appraisals, training, development, recognition, and discipline.
• Manage innovative solutions to ensure compliance with SHE, manufacturing, and quality constraints.
• Have regular influence across most departments on site including the site senior team, sales and cross-site technical teams on manufacturing and technical matters.
• Communicate at all levels in the site organisation and occasionally off site with other technical audiences.
• Consult with R&T, other sites, engineering teams, equipment suppliers, and external consultants for the projects.
• Manage annual department cost budget.
• Continually improve, develop, implement, and maintain an effective system for process improvements and optimisation from laboratory experiments through to full scale production trials.
• Communicate with all functions on site, global technical teams, and sales teams.
• External communication with regulators, customers, suppliers, and academia.
• Proportion of time between external and internal contacts: 90% internal, 10% external.

Who We’re Looking For

• Chemistry/Chemical Technology degree
• Knowledge of site processes and working knowledge of scientific and engineering principles.
• Analytical and problem analysis Initiative.
• People skills.
• Ability to plan multiple activities with competing priorities or resources.
• Leadership skills
• Understand principles and appropriate details in site specific regulation covering, but not limited to IPPC, REACH, GMP, ISO14000, ISO9000, ISO18000 and pharmacopoeia standards.

What We Offer

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available immediately.
• Generous PTO
• 401K Match
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid Holidays

Croda recognises employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on any protected attribute, including age, race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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