Process Engineer
Job description
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Benefits
Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance programme. Job Purpose and Impact
Location: Manchester, UK (M17 1PA)
Cargill’s Manchester plant is a large production facility at the hub of the UK food industry. The plant and offices located in Manchester are part of the Cargill starches and sweeteners business producing sweeteners, wheat protein and alcohol for customers in the confectionery, brewing, drink, dairy, farming and bakery sectors.
The Process Development Group (PDG) Engineers provide leadership with a technical and engineering focus to support the Process Development Groups (PDG) priorities for production. This role includes business case development for multiple projects and areas across the plant. The successful candidate will provide direction for the department aligned with the achievement of the site business plan, cost control and process improvements using CI tools and statistical analysis to optimise the process.
The role is a day based, Monday-Friday position at the Manchester site. Some occasional out of hours support will be required. Key Accountabilities
- Identifying & take ownership of opportunities, performing business case analysis and upfront engineering design to address best practice gaps
- Supporting the manufacturing team to trouble shoot process issues, using recognised problem-solving tools e.g., 5Why’s, Kaizen, Lean 6 Sigma, Root Cause Analysis
- Assist and collaboratively support R&D, new initiatives, trials, and eventual implementation of concepts
- Function as the local process representative and be a liaison for peers and PDG members at other manufacturing locations, developing a strong technical network within Cargill
- Become the subject matter expert and identify ways to optimise and improve production performance and ensure knowledge is transferred not only locally but also throughout the business
- Track and control key performance indicators including costs, chemical usage, energy, yields, and operational standards
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Food Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or other relevant engineering disciplines
- Proven Food Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience
- A focus on process safety and risk management at all times
- Ability to influence others and work with multifunctional teams and personnel
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Project Management experience
- Data analysis capabilities Minitab
- Understanding of PI (data historian), ACAD (auto CAD), MS Project
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
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