Your focus
- Improvement Engineer (IE) will be part of a Nourish team driving & supporting improvement initiatives in the Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) within IFF. The role will be based at our Rayong, Thailand site, will also be involved in BU initiatives in support of the Commercial function. The IE will report to the Rayong site leader and up through the Manufacturing Technology (MT) function within Nourish operations.
- To manage the cost saving project, environmental and industrial hygiene functions of the Rayong facility in a manner that ensures high standards for safety, production, quality, regulatory compliance and employee development.
- To coordinate with MT group for implement Best Proven Practice Engineering and Operation to Rayong plant.
How You Will Contribute And Lead
- Develop & drive improvement initiatives and metrics at the site and across the network as appropriate.
- Act as a key contact point for process technology problems at the site.
- Execute process safety Dust & Process Hazard Analyses and lead implementation of required follow up.
- Identify, develop/execute medium to longer term, non-CapEx projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvement.
- Execute early Front-End Loading (FEL) activity on appropriate CapEx projects (Grow & Improve, quality improvement, etc.) to include business case & scope development. Support detailed design, lead commissioning & start-up activities, RTO as appropriate.
- Develop & own site mass balances & models to understand yield improvement and debottlenecking opportunities.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to address existing and prevent longer term production issues.
- Work with MCC Technology Guardian to support process technology development.
- Work with the process R&D group to complete raw material & technology trials, new product scale up and execute DOE’s.
- Regular liaison with IE’s and production engineer’s at relevant sites to leverage knowledge & experience on issue resolution and improvement activity.
- Mining & modelling process data to identify trends & changes, causes of variation, opportunities for improvement.
- Partnering new Blends development, scale up, troubleshooting, up until a smooth commercialization.
- Technical and analytical supports to eliminate Problematic Blends, Blends process cycle time and process capability improvement.
- Actively involves Blends and Pack productivity improvement program.
- Responsible for other related works as assigned by Supervisor.
Education / Experience
What you will need to be successful
- Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing and engineering, preferably in Operations or Technology role.
- Fluent in English
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies
- Statistical Modelling & Data Visualization Ability (hypothesis testing, regression, classification, modelling, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
- VBA, Python, discrete (e.g. FlexSim), etc. modelling ability preferred.
- Six sigma Green or Black Belt training preferred.
- Root cause corrective action and Prevention mindset, and desire to drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.
- Strong problem-solving skills with ability to find non-CapEx, low cost solutions to generate plant improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.
- Ability to develop project plans, lead project teams, deal with ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
- Interest in technology improvements and why & how things work.
- Ability to see big picture and think longer term.
- Ability to work across multiple functions within a site and the network at multiple levels of the organization including on Digital Improvement initiatives with the Continuous Improvement organization.
- Ability to drive through barriers and resistance to progress projects and improvement initiatives.
- Excellent presentation skills and comfort around senior leadership.
