Process Engineer Lead (m/w/d) - Your next role?

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As a Process Engineer Lead (m/w/d) , you will directly report to our Head of Operations Vernier, and you will join our Compounding Manufacturing Department in Vernier (Switzerland) .

You will be in charge of driving sustainable improvement of fragrance manufacturing processes by optimizing process, material, and information flows to improve service, efficiency, quality, inventory, cost, and production performance. You will work cross-functionally with Operations, Innovation, MANEX, CoE Engineering, CI, EHS, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering. You will identify and implement solutions that strengthen process capability, reliability, productivity, and operational excellence, while ensuring alignment with corporate standards and local requirements.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, provide value and are experienced at promoting relationships.

In this exciting role you will :

- Analyze operation processes and identify opportunities to improve flow, capacity, productivity, quality, reliability, and cost;
- Lead and implement process improvement initiatives to eliminate bottlenecks, waste, variability, and non-value-added activities;

- Optimize process, material, and information flows, including workplace and production-flow design;

- Apply engineering, data analysis, root-cause analysis, and CI methodologies to solve recurring operational issues;

- Identify and support automation, digitalization, and technology improvements, including business cases and benefit tracking;

- Support industrialization and implementation of new products, processes, equipment, and technologies;

- Develop and standardize process parameters, operating methods, documentation, and best practices;

- Partner with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Innovation, MANEX, CoE Engineering, and CI to ensure solutions are safe, compliant, robust, and sustainable;

- Manage assigned improvement projects from definition through implementation, stabilization, and benefit realization;

- Manage the team, set objectives, do monthly reviews, and create development plans for collaborators

You ? Are you someone who wants to grow your world? Who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us – and improve your world.

Your success profile includes:

- Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience in manufacturing operations, process engineering, or continuous improvement;
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment;
- Proven Change Management experience;
- Proven experience dealing with technical topics within production;
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification is beneficial;
- Proficiency in SAP and other systems;
- Proficiency in data analysis (including coding;
- Fluency (oral, written) in French and English languages.

Due to its activities, Givaudan is subject to the regulations of the OFAC (Office Fédéral de l'Aviation Civile). Please note that later in the recruitment process you will be asked to provide a criminal record.

Our Benefits:
 
- Healthcare support
- Paid time off and family leave
- Retirement plan
- Sport and leisure clubs
- Company shop
- Staff restaurant
- Mobility allowance

Are you interested in this exciting challenge? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please make sure you enclose your CV, Cover Letter, Diplomas and Work Certificates.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.