Chemical Process Engineer
IFF · Beloit, WI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at IFF (chemicals) in Beloit, WI. USA facility you will be part of a team responsible for developing and improving biological processes.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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About the role
Job Summary
What’s your next big career move? If it involves driving meaningful change, we should talk. IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
IFF Health & Biosciences is looking for a results-driven, motivated process engineer who will provide technical support for a biological process manufacturing facility which includes new products, optimizing existing process, and designing new technologies.
As a Chemical Process Engineer based in the Beloit, USA facility you will be part of a team responsible for developing and improving biological processes. You will design, integrate, and improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs. This position is fully onsite day shift.
Your
responsibilities
include developing and designing new technologies, scale-up of new products from R&D, capital project support and equipment design. The successful candidate will be an active participant in cross-functional project teams, global supply initiatives, and continuous improvement teams.
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Where You’ll Make a Difference
- •Implement strategic technology initiatives focusing on cost and capacity savings
- •Facilitate new product and technology introductions to the plant, interfacing with global teams including R&D
- •Work with capital teams focusing on biological process design, including sterile operation and sanitary design for expansion and site capital projects
- •Drive technical improvements for processes by monitoring and managing critical process performance, and improving reliability
- •Design and develop operations, equipment, process, and methods
- •Implement continuous improvement initiatives
What Makes You the Right Fi t
- •BS in Biochemical or Chemical Engineering or related scientific field
- •Knowledge of biological processes manufacturing processes required
- •Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work virtually and connect with engineers globally
- •Strong team player
- •Self-starter with good organizational skills
How Would You Stand Out?
- •Experience at least for 1 year in Process
- •Strong communication and innovation ideas
- •Flexible to work in different projects and adapt
- •Open to answer calls sometimes of weekends and nights
Why Choose Us?
- •Training opportunities
- •Learning and development programs from day one
- •Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity and paternity) and an annual bonus plan.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more