Givaudan Careers Process Tech and Manex Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 

In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Join us as our next Process Tech and Manex Manager, reporting to our Site Head of Operations. You will lead and develop the team responsible for introducing and improving products, processing equipment, production processes, and production systems.

You will partner with our business functions including PT/Manex, FCA, CI, S+T, E&M, Quality, IT, Supply Chain, to enhance our site's capability to grow the business and improve the process.

Location: Cincinnati, OH.

Salary expectation based on technical experience 100,000 - 135,000 usd

In this exciting role you will work with:

Accountability for New Product Industrialization:

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  Make sure new formulas and processes are viable and set up for site manufacture

  
  


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  Product transfers and flexible/BCP arrangements are viable and set up for site manufacture

  
  


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  Identify and resolve issues while balancing the needs of the site and the larger business.

  
  


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  Team members responsible for the process collaborate with partners on and off site, such as functions highlighted above and especially with production and FCA.

  
  


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  Improve the introduction process through problem solving and re-application of corrective actions, good practices, and existing solutions.

  
  

Technical Process Improvement:

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  Be the accountable champion for the technical process requirements at the site.

  
  


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  Guide process and formula improvements that will affect site performance (quality, cost reduction, yield, safety)

  
  


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  Identify, justify, provide scope and process requirements for technical process improvement projects. Link to M&E / regional engineering

  
  


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  Oversee startup of new equipment / processes

  
  

Manage Technical Problem Solving and Support Master Plan Development:

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  Facilitate PT/Manex team ownership for formula and process issues that require technical intervention

  
  


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  Ensure plans link to process capability and formula requirements.

  
  

Lead the Team:

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  Be an inspiring communicator.

  
  


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  Develop the Technical team; succession planning, individual performance development and collaboration with Operations

  
  


• Prioritize, track, and communicate team impact on business KPIs to drive individual and team performance

Required Qualifications:

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  B.S. (or higher) in chemical engineering or related technical field with 5+ years experience in process and project work, 3 of which should include experience in a leadership role.

  
  


• Process engineering background/Chemical engineering


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  Experience working with diverse workforces including technical teams, manufacturing groups and leadership.

  
  


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  Manufacturing/Engineering technical background, including product industrialization, process engineering, complex machinery and material flow, installations and evaluation of equipment into a growth environment.

  
  


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  Familiar with Lean fundamentals.

  
  

Additional Qualifications:

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  Knowledge of Safety and QC functions and requirements.

  
  


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  Understanding of accounting, financial, and MRP systems.

  
  


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  Understanding of local, state and federal regulations and GMPs affecting the food industry.

  
  


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  Knowledge of natural raw materials and food chemical processing techniques.

  
  

What We Can Offer You:

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  401K Plan

  
  


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  Healthcare Plan:

  
  
  
  
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    Medical

    
    
  
  
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    Dental

    
    
  
  
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    Vision

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Vacation days

  
  

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Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual’s voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.