Global Manufacturing Technology Leader - Fermen...

Job Purpose and Impact

The Global Manufacturing Technology Leader - Biochemical Processing will provide overall leadership and governance for the fermentation core and secondary manufacturing technologies. In this role, you will collaborate with manufacturing technology peer groups to deliver consistent manufacturing technology processes. You will be recognized as a technical expert and will be responsible for partnering with the business and commercial leaders to enable strategic growth projects and build competitive advantage.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide deep technical expertise for the design standards, process capabilities, hazard analysis, performance monitoring, technical training and incremental and significant improvements for select manufacturing technologies.
• Develop design standards across the engineering disciplines for a given manufacturing technology, translating requirements into technology transfer packages and manufacturing technology standards including evaluating process risks.
• Establish performance goals and metrics for specific manufacturing technology, partnering with stakeholders to improve performance of processes with operations.
• Provide consultative leadership in developing and administering technical education programs to ensure the development and competencies of subject matter experts as related to the manufacturing technology.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to manufacturing technology and process engineers within their specific manufacturing technology area and aid in identifying talent gaps.
• Lead development of roadmap by collaborating with Research & Development for manufacturing technologies, understanding industry trends, applying experience and mastery and partnering with the business and research and development to develop strategy and derive value from intellectual property.
• Assess and develop complex business case scenarios and technology alternatives including technical leadership for new product and process design to meet business strategy and identify improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for developing and delivering the high-performance innovation portfolio within the technologies and collaborating with the business and commercial teams to deliver the technical expertise to enable customer focused innovation to fuel business growth.
• Provide expert consultative guidance for initiating strategic long-range goals and objectives. You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of generally accepted engineering principles and practices
• Strong fundamental understanding of industry leading practices in managing technology related risks
• Knowledge of process safety and inherently safer design
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

• Six sigma black belt certification
• Prior experience with innovative technologies and new products or processes
• Previous experience developing and leading a strategic project or initiative portfolio
• Minimum of 15 years of experience working in engineering, research and development, reliability and plant operations
• Process automation and control knowledge
• Knowledge and experience with food manufacturing, occupational and process safety management and requirements