Technical Specialist

Support process development activities at the site for NPD and productivity initiatives.
- Lead and conduct trials from pilot scale to plant scale for raw materials, formulations, and processes in Wet process and Spray drying process in Milk/Infant formula manufacturing plant.
- Performs studies, development, and qualifications ensuring the final product meets target physical properties, meets its functionality, cost, manufacturability, and the total product meet desired consumer acceptance metrics, regulatory requirements, environmental issues and sustainability, storage, transport, and distribution conditions.
- Maintains all formulation, operating parameters, and manufacturing systems records at the site using tools like OPTIVA, GWINS & SAP.
- Provide technical support to manufacturing operations to ensure product quality and efficiency.
- Support commissioning, qualification, and validation of plant equipment in defined scope in capital projects to support innovation and supply chain initiatives.
- Drives structured problem analysis and design of experiments, to provide statistically-based solutions to product and process development.
- Effectively communicates technical topics to key stakeholders, management, and team members to influence decisions. Facilitates partnerships with key stakeholders on formulation, specification, equipment, and process changes.
- Develops the process knowledge of operators and others on-site so that producing a quality product is seen as everyone's responsibility.
- Builds rapport and interacts effectively with employees at all levels, enabling continuous improvement.

**Description**:

- Want to raise the bar? As Technical Specialist, you’ll have the freedom to find better ways to deliver outstanding technical services to a major manufacturing operation.**Technical Specialist**

**West Singapore, Singapore**

**Competitive Salary & excellent benefits package**

In a dynamic production environment, you’ll be responsible for all technical activities at one of our largest facilities. You’ll:
- Plan and manage all technical activities
- Lead the team providing an excellent level of service
- Manage a wide range of projects - for example: new products, technical transfers, sustainability initiatives or process validation
- Find ways to continuously improve, making us faster, more efficient, more sustainable.

**You’ll succeed because**
- you can motivate and manage a team of technical experts to meet business priorities. You:
- Lead and coordinate process validation
- Have initiated process improvements to reduce costs whilst improving quality and customer service
- Provide technical support to ensure best manufacturing and engineering practice
- Are resilient and calm under pressure, you deliver quality results on budget, on time. Every time.

**You’ll love it because**
- you’ll get to make an impact like never before. You’ll be responsible for your own projects - we can’t wait to hear your ideas. The products you help us get out there will make people’s lives better. Our iconic brands will provide an incredible platform for you. And our dynamic, ownership-driven culture will help bring the very best out of you, every day.**Equality**:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree or B.S. in Engineering or Dairy/Food technology.
- At least 3-5 years of experience in Nutrition/food/pharmaceutical/beverage manufacturing industry in R&D, QA, or production functions,
- Preferably with at least 1 year of experience as a Process Engineer operating key process technologies related to milk powder manufacturing or the nutrition industry such as liquid processing and spray drying.
- Demonstrated ability to scale up and economically viable industrial-scale manufacturing processes. - Knowledge and hands-on MS office, OPTIVA, GWINS, and SAP.
- Experience in troubleshooting related to key unit operations and processes in food manufacturing. - Experience in qualifying and commissioning food processing equipment.
- Experience in Dry powder blending, and powder conveying is an advantage.