Research Development Process Engineer

LT Foods Americas; Missouri City (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company in Missouri City, TX seeks an experienced R&D Process Engineer to develop and enhance processes necessary for commercialization of new products. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in process design and solid troubleshooting skills within a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include managing pilot lines, executing experimental protocols, and ensuring compliance with GMP policies. Strong communication and project management skills are essential for collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in process design and product scale-up.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and enhance processes for new products.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams for full-scale launches.
• Manage pilot line and ensure GMP compliance.

Skills

Process design

Troubleshooting

Communication

Financial evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science

Tools

SAP

Formulation Management systems

Job description

Do you want to realize your ambitions while being part of a principle driven organization that aspires to transform its business through powerful Brands? At LT Foods Americas (LTFA), we have an ambition to become a Food business driven by the 5 principles that underpin everything we do: Business Ethics, Innovation, Ownership, Passion for Excellence, & Customer Centricity. We are seeking associates who want to drive meaning in their work that benefits them, the organization and the world around us. What you get at LTFA is challenging, interesting work with opportunities to grow in the U.S, Europe & beyond. You get the tools you need to do an excellent job and you have smart, motivated people around you to help you do it! It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes LTFA such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

LT Foods Americas (LTFA) is part of LT Foods Limited, an emerging global food company, with Net Sales in excess of $1 billion globally, operating across a range of categories including specialty rice, organic foods and convenience rice-based products. The Company is engaged in milling, processing and marketing of branded and non-branded basmati rice, and manufacturing of rice food products in India & international market. LT Foods has a global presence including India, Middle East, United Kingdom, Europe and United States. Its operations include contract farming, procurement, storage, processing, packaging and distribution. Its rice product portfolio comprises brown, white, steamed, parboiled, organic, quick cooking brown rice, and ready-to-heat rice. The Company\'s brands include DAAWAT®, ROYAL®; 817 ELEPHANT®, INDUS VALLEY®, ECOLIFE® & GRAPEOLA®.

LT Foods Americas is looking for an R&D Process Engineer based out of our Missouri City, TX facility.

About the job

The R&D Process Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and enhancing processes necessary to successfully commercialize new products.

This position works closely with manufacturing team to implement these processes on full-scale launches and leads any trouble-shooting activities in the post-launch phase. This role will help develop solutions based on technical and business needs.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the Pilot line and all applicable equipment to ensure that GMP policies and procedures were implemented, practiced, and documented.
• Design and execute experimental protocols on bench, pilot, and full-scale processes, including verifying the appropriate operating conditions for a given process and validating that our customers can properly control the process internally and externally.
• Manage cross-functional projects relating to processes and products to manufacture new solutions. Supports both internal and external manufacturing, including commercialization of new R&D products.
• Analyze and resolve processing-related problems that arise in manufacturing, jointly with operations and quality.
• Define process equipment requirements for a given project; design/ select bench, pilot, and full-scale processing equipment to meet these requirements.
• Effectively document all equipment process activities that enable the effective transfer of a new process to manufacturing through written reports and formalized on-site training.
• Present ideas and results effectively and credibly in cross-functional team settings as well as to senior management.
• Act as a subject matter expert on topics related to processing for internal product/ process development team members and external customers.
• Experience in communicating and working with both internal and external customers regarding processes and products is highly desirable.

Qualified Candidates Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science with at least five years of experience.
• Proven track record of successful projects involving process design and scale-up of new food products.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and ability to troubleshoot.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes for producing food-grade materials.
• Experience with financial evaluation of new processes and equipment.
• Some formulation experience with the development and scaling of new products into Customers. Understanding of process and operations to scale manufacturing.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to communicate across functional lines and at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with SAP and Formulation Management systems.