Senior Process Technology Lead - Manufacturing

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA.; Eddystone (Delaware County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Workplace flexibility

Diversity & Inclusion focus

Job summary

Barry Callebaut invites a Process Technology Manager to join the Plant Leadership Team. You will own process performance, capability, and technology optimization across the site, partnering with Operations, Engineering, Innovation, and CI to drive excellence.

Lead standard development, SPC, Cp/Cpk, and data-driven control; supervise engineers, scale processes from pilot to production, implement new equipment, automation, and SAP/MES tools, while traveling up to 5% to support global best

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Process, Chemical, Food, Mechanical, or Biochemical Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in continuous process manufacturing and at least 5 years leading process engineering, manufacturing technology, process excellence, or operational excellence functions.
• Experience within food, ingredients, chemical, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments is required.
• Proven success implementing SPC programs, Cp/Cpk monitoring systems, DOE methodologies, and Statistical Process Management systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change-management skills; travel up to 5%.

Responsibilities

• Lead site accountability for process performance and technology improvements across all manufacturing operations.
• Establish and maintain process operating standards, SOPs, and process capability monitoring systems.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day support to manufacturing teams, driving process stability and continuous improvement.
• Implement SPC methodologies, Cp/Cpk monitoring, and data-driven control systems to reduce variation and improve process reliability.
• Oversee optimization of manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency, yield, waste reduction, and OEE.
• Partner with Engineering and Technical teams to commission new equipment and support automation initiatives including robotics, AI, and IoT solutions.
• Lead New Product Introductions (NPI) and innovation projects in collaboration with R&D.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive process mapping, recipe optimization, energy reduction, and quality risk mitigation.
• Manage SAP formulation data accuracy and support SKU rationalization.
• Coach and develop Process Engineers and technical teams.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing technology

Data analytics

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

MES

CMMS

Power BI

Job description

Barry Callebaut invites a Process Technology Manager to join the Plant Leadership Team. You will own process performance, capability, and technology optimization across the site, partnering with Operations, Engineering, Innovation, and CI to drive excellence.

Lead standard development, SPC, Cp/Cpk, and data-driven control; supervise engineers, scale processes from pilot to production, implement new equipment, automation, and SAP/MES tools, while traveling up to 5% to support global best