Requisition ID 49795

　　Position Type (US)Full Time

　　Career FunctionEngineering and Maintenance

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　　Posting Type DNI

　　Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.

　　About Kerry

　　Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

　　What will you do?

　　Work in the Fermentation Process Technology group in partnership with relevant Fermented Ingredient operations, manufacturing, process engineering, quality, R&D and business teams to develop and optimize processes for multi-functional fermented and spray dried food ingredients.

　　This will be achieved through pilot scale and factory trials utilizing lean manufacturing and six sigma principles, strong microbiology background and fermentation experience.

　　The candidate will lead and participate on proactive and reactive product & process technology projects, coordinate product introductions & commercialization, lead and participate on innovative interdepartmental and global teams.

　　Lead and/or participate in RCAs as needed.

　　Design and conduct experiments to support new product research commercialization and the process development of multi-functional food ingredients.Design and conduct experiments for efficiency and cost savings initiatives.

　　Drive continuous improvement of current products and processes.

　　Implement yield and activity improvements.

　　Utilize design of experiments, current scientific techniques.

　　Utilize good data management: pulling data from various systems and consolidating into usable databases. Utilize data in process optimization practices.

　　Work in pilot plant and support production scale ups and commercialization.

　　Execute customer requests both internal and external to satisfy project needs from a conceptual phase through commercialization and troubleshooting.

　　Participate in ideation/brainstorming.

　　Process development and optimization.

　　Execute internal processes.

　　Ability to understand and troubleshoot customer processes.

　　Work with cross functional groups to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers.

　　Strives for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, drives continuous improvement of products and processes and demonstrates a high degree of intellectual curiosity.

　　Develop and protect Intellectual Property by documenting research notes.

　　Complete project requests within the time frame required by the customer.

　　Employ efficient time management.

　　Work directly with customers to solve technical issues that may arise.

　　What will you need to be successful?

　　Competent in bench top microbiology, aseptic technique, plating, transfer & culture maintenance.

　　Experience or exposure to food fermentation pilot or production equipment/activities (fermenters, spray dryers, freeze dryers, dairy/meat equipment, centrifugation, filtration, pelletizing, evaporation, sterilization, pasteurization, wet and dry blending).

　　Ability to lead and mentor junior members of the team without authority.

　　Ability to lead cross functional project teams through ambiguous situations to deliver on projects.

　　Must be able to taste and smell chemicals, flavors and food products.

　　Travel to Kerry production plants and to customers.

　　Must be able to stand for long periods of time in a laboratory setting and lift 50 pounds.

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills

　　Ability to set priorities, work independently, manage projects, and drive results.

　　Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be foundhere (http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) . Additional information can also be here (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf) .

　　Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a starter kit, investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.