This role will be responsible for improving existing technologies for producing chocolate and/or cocoa products for the Barry Callebaut group. The Process Engineer will be accountable for certain process performance and process capability topics within the plant. Within this role, you will support manufacturing operations teams with building and maintaining process and people capabilities, implement projects and collaborate with the Global Process Excellence and CI & TS counterparts.
This role also supports the evaluation, recommendation and the implementation of new process development technologies that optimize performance, are cost effective and will improve product quality and manufacturing techniques. This role act as a main knowledge and reference resource for the plant, the engineering team and other cross-functional departments in the chocolate-making process, from bean to bar. You may specialize or focus on a specific chocolate or cocoa process step in larger factories, such as liquid chocolate, powder, etc.
MAINRESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
- Develop industrially robust solutions for existing technologies and demonstrate the economic value of new production technologies, considering factors like operability, safety, food safety, morale, energy, throughput, and waste reduction.
- Establish and maintain global operational process standards and drive the rollout and monitoring of Process Operating Standards (SOPs, Process routines, etc.) and Process capability across existing installations.
- Manage data entry and accuracy in SAP for product formulations.
- Support SKU reduction/rationalization efforts.
- Identify and implement solutions to reduce waste and rework.
- Provide training materials and conduct training sessions within the factory.
- Provide on-site technical support for day-to-day operations, new line startups, NPIs, and projects.
- Collaborate with engineering, OT and digital representatives to implement new technology on the shop floor and drive change management.
- Work with the regional process excellence team to create and define process standards for installations.
- Support the deployment of BCOS standards within the factory and contribute to improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to the innovation project funnel from project definition to standard creation.
- Provide support to Engineering teams and lead the commissioning of new lines and equipment from a process assurance perspective.
- Manage key stakeholders and partners in a complex environment, both internal and external.
ESSENTIALEXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE / TECHNICAL OR FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Experience/Knowledge in the food or process industry is required
- Degree in Engineering (food or chemical engineering, electromechanics, etc. ), Bioscience-engineering, Chemistry or Physics
- Minimum 3 years in chocolate/cocoa production will be at an advantage
- Knowledgeable in MS Office Suite, SAP Systems and other applications used in manufacturing e.g. scheduling, CMMS, MES, etc will be an advantage
