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Dry Technology Engineer

Lewisburg, Ohio, United StatesPosted Yesterday
Full-timeonsite

Job Description

Job Description:

The role of the of DRY Technology Engineer is to support the implementation of new raw material, new process and new product and capable to balance from raw material reception to cooling process. 

 

The DRY Technology Engineer shares R&D specifications needed for manufacturing of DRY product on existing manufacturing standard and for new technology to achieve process specifications conformance and finished product specifications conformance. 

 

The DRY Technology Engineer support deployment of the DRY technology expertise of Royal Canin with the regional PPI community. 

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food), related technology program or equivalent

  • 5+ years relevant experiences in food technology development, process & product scale-up and/or implementation

  • Demonstrated industry experience as R&D engineer or Quality & Food Safety Engineer 

  • Demonstrated Factory experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food) or related technology program

  • Working in a company with multicultural and international features

  • Green belt or Black belt for Lean 6-Sigma

What will be your key responsibilities?

Support DRY INDUSTRIALIZATION pillar in the region,  

The Regional DRY Technology Engineer supports the Industrialization process in the region by delivering DRY Technology expertise.

More precisely, the Regional DRY Technology Engineer will be a key R&D support to support product and process topics. Part of following activities: 

  • Support execution of Industrial test runs needed for innovation plan deployment or portfolio transfer from a factory to another. Deliver guidance on SRC definition and support troubleshooting. 

  • Support any regional must do projects like product quality improvement, Do It Best project, Business continuity project or Sustainability project.

  • Support definition of regional IRA for successful Implementation of new raw material, new process and new product.

  • Support factories on any technology capability performance issues 

Support DRY PRODUCT and DRY PROCESS CONFORMANCE in the region,

The Regional DRY Technology Engineer supports the assessment of conformance of R&D specifications related to Royal Canin DRY manufacturing standard and align practices/specifications across factory network. 

More precisely, the Regional DRY Technology Engineer will be part of following activities: 

  • Support transfer of process specifications related to DRY manufacturing standard in place and monitor conformance.

    • Execute technical audits to assess implementation and conformance of R&D process specifications on factory

    • Support PPI on process capability assessment and protocol execution. 

    • Gather and analyse data (Cp, Cpk). 

    • Report performance per site (i.e Dosing capability, mixing capability, Cross contamination capability, ….). 

  • Support transfer of product specifications related to DRY manufacturing standard in place and monitor conformance.

    • Execute technical audits to assess implementation and conformance of R&D product specifications on factory

    • Analyse product capability (Cp, Cpk) performance per site

  • Support DRY Process Validation and DRY product Validation for new equipment and new line commissioning 

    • Define wet commission and validation plan for the sites, with a strong indirect management of associates based on site:

    • Clarify specification associated with each part of the process

    • Define protocols to be executed on each step 

    • Deliver training on process principles (process flow, principle theory, equipment added value, raw material specifications, process specifications) and product quality and performance (product specifications, quality attributes checks, production sequences rules).

    • Support CVS team and PPI on protocol execution on site 

    • On start-up phase she / he supports SRC implementation, product ramp-up, portfolio implementation (raw material & product). 

  • Support Complex problem-solving projects 

    • Is team contributor on complex problem solving related to raw material, product and process. 

    • Ensure application of robust methodology to support complex problem-solving management 

What can you expect from Mars? 

  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.

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