Process & Product Improvement Manager Specialty Fats

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Our Mission

 

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

 

We are more than 10.000 employees in over 80 countries and a consolidated turnover of 2.8 billion euros (in 2022). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future. This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

 

To strengthen our team in our Head Quarters in Belgium we are looking for a:

 

Process & product improvement manager

(Groot-Bijgaarden)

 

Your Mission

 

Your challenge will be to support the growth of the Specialty Fats (SpF) category within our Plant-Based solutions range. You will be able to implement the strategy & priorities for R&D support on process & product improvement in the producing facilities worldwide and you will globally implement SpF technology through standardization, continuous expertise building and sharing on SpF processing and equipment’s, supporting start-up & rehaul of SpF production lines.

 

You are the R&D Specialty Fats process expert and you will promote the exchange of knowledge within the business unit and our global community. You will have the opportunity to manage a team of 3 direct reports.

 

What you will do

 

Management of Specialty Fats technology & processes

 

• Implement the strategy and priorities on technology, Process & Product Improvement projects and support the global sourcing strategy
• Identify local resources, capabilities & training needs related to R&D and processing
• Ensure continuous expertise building on process & equipment through collaborations, partnerships with Universities, suppliers & through internal learnings
• Ensure complete documentation on learnings & expertise and build centralized training tools. Share throughout the (global) community. Lead the annual Specialty fats Global Seminar and ensure training of newcomers in worldwide production sites
• Pilot Plants management: Belgian Operations and identify needs in producing countries
• Single point of contact to support Operations/Quality & to collaborate with cross-functional teams

 

Lean implementation of technology through standardization

 

• Define and implement standardized and harmonized process & technology for hiqh quality standards on the SpF category worldwide
• Develop and implement standardized R&D methods, procedures, processes, best practices,… in the different producing countries.
• Lead projects on business unit level and support to implement in production facilities (new/improved analytical methods, on line QC,…)

Process and product Improvement

 

• Support PPI, assuring high constant quality in collaboration with local R&D managers 
• Implementation of Strategic Products on industrial lines, support local R&D for new products and hand-over of validated formulations/procedures

Customer & market support

 

• Provide support on product development for customer/market projects
• Support customer visits for business development, business at risk protection and technical support
• Visit Markets and be actively involved in local benchmarking

Implementation of best fitting production lines

 

• Support in definition and implementation of (new) technology and/or equipment in production facilities in function of capacity/technology & business needs
• Support and follow-up the capex planning
• Commissioning of new equipment/line: Provide technical and R&D support in the start-up of new production lines, line rehaul, capacity extensions and acquisitions
• Supplier and technology validation
  • Support to define the standardized production lines
  • Contribute to projects to validate alternative suppliers for existing equipment and equipment suppliers for new technologies

 

Technology watch - Build expertise & network in Speciality Fats area

 

• Monitor new equipment/process technologies and propose new solutions
• Build expertise & network in the processing area creating an active network of high commercial value for customers, machine suppliers & researchers in the international Puratos R&D community