Overview

Engineering Design and Innovation Manager - Liquid Compounding at Givaudan. This role acts as a global subject matter expert, coaching project teams and evaluating local experts’ competencies. You will oversee the engineering design phase of capex projects, implement standardized designs and equipment for a competitive advantage, foster innovation, and facilitate knowledge transfer to align with COE, operations and functional stakeholders.

Join us to celebrate the beauty of human experience and contribute to creating for happier, healthier lives with a focus on nature. With more than 16,000 employees worldwide, you will work in varied, flexible, and stimulating environments and collaborate with empowered professionals across regions and divisions.

Location options: Vernier (Switzerland), Mt Olive (USA), Pioneer (Singapore), Changzhou (China), Ashford (UK).

Engineering Design and Innovation Manager – Liquid Compounding: Your future position

As an Engineering Design and Innovation Manager in our Vernier site, you will act as global subject matter expert, coaching project teams and evaluating local experts' competencies. You will oversee the engineering design phase of capex projects, implement standardized designs and equipment for a competitive advantage. By fostering innovation and facilitating knowledge transfer, you will align with COE, operations and functional stakeholders to enhance technical know-how, ensuring robust standards are applied consistently throughout projects for successful delivery at Givaudan.

Main responsibilities

• Design: Oversee the engineering design phase of capex projects in liquid compounding


• Provide support to project teams at each phase of projects i.e. during design, vendor selection, FAT, commissioning and start up phases


• If needed, challenge projects and/or technical solution

Standardisation

• Accountable for engineering design standard package in liquid compounding


• Accountable for standardized equipment in liquid compounding


• Deliver engineering design methodology standards


• Update standards to be consistent and aligned with Givaudan initiatives, programs and functional stakeholders (EHS, QA, Sustainability, Manex, COE OPEX)


• Develop and maintain the documentation repository in liquid compounding


• Liaise with CoE internal functions as well as IM&S and divisional functions to ensure standards are applied to new projects

Innovation

• Scout and identify innovations related to equipment, fostering step changes that improve operations and sustainability KPIs

Technical Expertise and Knowledge Transfer

• Ensure transfer of best practices from local organization and embed them into standards


• Facilitate and resolve areas in need of improvement in liquid compounding by steering the knowledge transfer between the local, regional, global and external resources.


• Supply technical expertise to operations and to functional stakeholders. Active participation in global programs

Vendor Qualification

• Scout and identify equipment vendors in liquid compounding


• Qualify new equipment vendors in collaboration with operations (Manex) and IM&S to reduce our dependency on current suppliers for our core manufacturing equipment.

Your professional profile includes

• MSc in Engineering or equivalent


• Expertise in liquid compounding is mandatory


• Fluent English level. Other language skills would be beneficial


• 15+ years in manufacturing engineering, maintenance or plant operations


• Experience in the FMCG industry


• Capex Project Management experience (field) required

Our benefits for you

• Healthcare support


• Paid Time Off and family leave


• Retirement plan


• Sport and leisure clubs


• Company shop


• Staff restaurant


• Hybrid role (1 HO day/week)


• Other local benefits based on where you are based

Multiple locations: Vernier (Switzerland), Mt Olive (USA), Pioneer (Singapore), Changzhou (China), Ashford (UK)

Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities and a safe working environment. We welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity. We are an equal pay employer.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Chemical Manufacturing