Manufacturing Excellence & Process Technology Specialist (m/f/d)

About Givaudan

Givaudan is a world-leading provider in the fields of Fragrances & Beauty as well as Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating in harmony with nature to bring more happiness and health to life. Together with our customers, we offer culinary experiences, create inspiring fragrances, and develop solutions for beauty and wellbeing that help people look good and feel great. In the 2023 financial year, Givaudan employed nearly 16,260 people worldwide and achieved sales of CHF 6.9 billion as well as a free cash flow of 13.3%. We can look back on a history of more than 250 years and are committed to achieving purposeful, long-term growth by improving people’s health and wellbeing and enhancing our positive impact on nature. That is Givaudan. Human by nature. Learn more at www.givaudan.com

As a Manufacturing Excellence & Process Technology Specialist, you are responsible for the continuous improvement, standardisation, and technical advancement of manufacturing processes in the area of Flavor Liquid Compounding. You drive Operational Excellence initiatives, improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance, and act as a technical contact for production and process matters. In doing so, you work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and R&D.

You will work at our production site in Dübendorf and report directly to the Process Technology Manager.

Your responsibilities:

• Identification, initiation, and implementation of continuous improvement and lean projects
• Analysis and optimisation of manufacturing, mixing, dosing, transfer, and cleaning processes
• Monitoring and improvement of KPIs such as OEE, productivity, yield, quality, and delivery performance
• Conducting root cause analyses as well as defining and tracking sustainable corrective actions
• Development, implementation, and maintenance of standards, SOPs, and best practices
• Support with scale-ups, process validations, and product launches
• Participation in and leadership of investment, automation, and digitalisation projects
• Support of the interface between Liquid Compounding and Spray Drying
• Ensuring compliance with EHS, quality, GMP, HACCP, and compliance requirements
• Conducting technical training and knowledge transfer in the production environment
• Formula management, new product introduction, internal complaint management

Your profile:

• Degree in process engineering, food technology, chemical engineering, or comparable technical education
• At least 1 year of professional experience in a production environment in the food, flavour, chemical, or process industry
• Knowledge of Liquid Compounding and Spray Drying is an advantage
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, or comparable methods
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and food safety requirements
• Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• Strong communication and project management skills
• High initiative and hands-on mentality in the production environment
• Very good German and English skills

What additional benefits do we offer?

• Interesting development and training opportunities
• 40-hour week
• Additional paid days off
• Favourable pension fund conditions
• Discounted meals in the staff restaurant
• Sports and leisure activities in the Givaudan Sports Club (showers on site)
• Discount in the staff shop in Kemptthal
• Free company parking and bike badge
• REKA checks and SBB half-fare card contribution
• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
• Additional voluntary family and education allowances