Process and Commercialisation Manager - Wexford

Process and Commercialisation Manager - County Wexford.

This role will act as a process technology, process engineering and scientific SME within the Technical Function.

The successful candidate will:

• support the pilot plant team in the development, scale-up and commercialisation of new products and processes
• collaborate with global teams in the delivery of system innovation and productivity projects
• provide SME support and back-up to the process team to monitor, control and troubleshoot manufacturing processes including mentoring of associates

Key Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, conduct and/or review experiments to deliver new products and processes using lab, pilot or commercial scale equipment
• Plan and execute scale-up of new products/processes or technology transfer to commercial manufacture including validation plans to ensure safe, feasible and sustainable implementations
• Identify through the validation process and through in-process monitoring and trending opportunities for process/productivity improvement, and propose alternative processing techniques to enhance quality, yield and productivity.
• Monitor manufacturing through evaluation of laboratory results and in-process instrumentation to determine disposition of material & processes
• Ensure the correct application of laboratory methods and standards to perform visual, physical, chemical and microbiological assessment and evaluate to determine appropriate disposition of materials and processes
• Review scientific or other literature to maintain and improve specialist knowledge/skill, and identify future opportunities in technology, process or product.
• Attend relevant technology/process seminars, exhibitions, conferences as appropriate
• Drive the zero-defect culture through rigorous adherence to SOP’s, maintaining safety, GMP, and environmental standards

• Provide technical support for contingency planning and supply point shifts
• Ensure a consistently high level of communication with team, department, senior management and external parties, in particular R&D

• Work collaboratively with others to accomplish goals as part of corporate networked operating model

Experience and Qualifications sought for this role:
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Applied Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry.

• PhD level is desirable.

• At least 5 years' work experience (can include time undertaking PhD studies) operating equipment in flavour, fragrance, chemical or bio/pharmaceutical industry, ideally focussed on liquid/liquid operations, two phase processing, solvents and flammable liquids
• Knowledge and experience of process technologies including distillation, chromatography, membrane filtration, liquid extraction • A strong foundation in organic chemistry including knowledge/experience in analytical methods - GC/GCMS/HPLC
• Experience of product development techniques, scale up and support of new products
• Strong experience in design, development and manipulation of pilot plant/plant equipment

• Experience of instrumentation, control and automation desirable
• Knowledge of the organic chemistry of essential oils and other flavour components
• Understanding of reaction pathways and degradation chemistry of essential oils and flavour components is desirable

• A knowledge of Quality & Food safety standards, ISO, FSSC & FDA regulations
• Knowledge of dynamic modelling / simulation for batch processes is desirable
• Ability to build and foster relationships with site and Corporate Management, R&D/Process Development SME’s, vendors and regulatory and compliance bodies
• Ability to interpret complex scientific principles, practices and processes

• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Proficiency in written and oral communication skills; especially presentation skills
• Computer literate and ability to use technical software. A high level of data literacy and strong foundation in statistical methods is highly desirable

• Fluent written and spoken English and strong communication skills are required