Employment
TIC Gums is America’s oldest supplier of hydrocolloids to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial companies worldwide. Rapid business growth has enabled us to offer the following opportunities:
Company offers attractive compensation and benefits package including 401(k) and profit-sharing bonus programs. Send resume to: Human Resources, TIC Gums, Inc., 4609 Richlynn Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017 – or to hr@ticgums.com
EOE – M/F/D/V
Senior Process Engineer, R&D
This role is a critical part of the Innovation Team within the R&D Department, and is accountable for driving new product innovation from inception through commercialization. In this role you will work closely with the Applications, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and QA/QC teams. The team is also accountable for ongoing trouble-shooting of product and process issues that arise post-launch. The Innovation Process Engineer develops the new processes necessary for successful commercialization of new ingredients; working with manufacturing engineers to implement these processes on full-scale and leading any trouble-shooting activities in the post-launch phase.
The ideal candidate will have experience in external technology scanning, process design, pilot scale experimentation, process scale-up, process capability definition and management of QA/QC issues during the initial stages of product manufacture. Critical to success in this role are the following competencies: 1) the ability to design effective experiments in both a lab and manufacturing setting; 2) the ability to clearly articulate these plans and the subsequent results to a broad audience; 3) an intense level of ownership in driving great ideas into real commercial results, 4) great interpersonal skills that facilitate strong cross-functional teams, 5) strong project management skills that have been demonstrated through previous accomplishments
Requirements for this position include an M.S degree or higher (will consider B.Sc. with exceptional experience) in Chemical Engineering, and a proven track-record of successful projects involving process design and scale-up of new food ingredients, significant experience in a manufacturing/trouble-shooting environment (actual production management experience is a plus).