R&D Process Engineer

Job Overview

Works within the parameters of manufacturing and personnel to develop or improve the processes to improve efficiency and/or decrease costs.
Responsible for the overall process design and measures for the improvement of manufacturing.
Formulates manufacturing processes for new products and works closely with Research and Development to scale up processes from the laboratory to production.
Works to improve the present manufacturing or production processes to boost productivity, quality and profitability.
This position interacts with production, engineering, QA/QC and plant management.

Qualifications

• Complies with GMP and HAACP guidelines to ensure food safety.
• Operates within given SOP parameters that ensure desired food quality results and maintain customer specification requirements.
• Works closely with R&D, marketing and other functions to formulate a manufacturing process for new products.
• Conduct trials for new products, to change/modify existing products or when new equipment is introduced.
• Report food safety and quality issues to Plant management and SQFP.
• Follow PIM Brands GMP rules.
• Scale up products from the R&D phase to production.
• Work closely with plant and production management as well as engineering to develop a cost effective and efficient production process.
• Establish detailed specifications for the production of all products.
• Conduct tests on systems for efficiency and accuracy to obtain a quality product and cost effective process.
• Improve the present manufacturing or production processes to boost productivity, quality and profitability.
• Implement the transition of new technology.
• Identify and/or address process problems or product problems which can be related to the production process.
• Collect, interpret and analyze data to look for optimal results and outcomes.
• Develop new processes and formulations.
• Conduct process development trials to scale in the laboratory.
• Work with R&D to scale up products to the production process.
• Support conversion of small-scale processes into commercially viable large scale operation.
• Monitor modifications and upgrades, and troubleshoot existing processes.
• Work with engineering on equipment needs and sourcing.
• Work closely with product when processes are finalized and approved for implementation to ensure the complete understanding is achieved (turnover to production).
• Optimize all processes for desired results.
• Prepare reports, flow diagrams and charts.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed.

Education, Experience And Training

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field is strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree in food science desired.
• Product development in a food manufacturing plant or setting needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works closely with R&D, marketing and other functions to formulate a manufacturing process for new products.
• Conduct trials for new products, to change/modify existing products or when new equipment is introduced.
• Report food safety and quality issues to Plant management and SQFP.
• Follow PIM Brands GMP rules.
• Scale up products from the R&D phase to production.
• Work closely with plant and production management as well as engineering to develop a cost effective and efficient production process.
• Establish detailed specifications for the production of all products.
• Conduct tests on systems for efficiency and accuracy to obtain a quality product and cost effective process.
• Improve the present manufacturing or production processes to boost productivity, quality and profitability.
• Implement the transition of new technology.
• Identify and/or address process problems or product problems which can be related to the production process.
• Collect, interpret and analyze data to look for optimal results and outcomes.
• Develop new processes and formulations.
• Conduct process development trials to scale in the laboratory.
• Work with R&D to scale up products to the production process.
• Support conversion of small-scale processes into commercially viable large scale operation.
• Monitor modifications and upgrades, and troubleshoot existing processes.
• Work with engineering on equipment needs and sourcing.
• Work closely with product when processes are finalized and approved for implementation to ensure the complete understanding is achieved (turnover to production).
• Optimize all processes for desired results.
• Prepare reports, flow diagrams and charts.