Product Developer/Process Engineer

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You work as part of a cross-functional team to lead and deliver the activities required to complete Process Design and Process Deployment for Innovation, Growth and Productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience
How you will contribute
With the support of a manager and technical coaches, you will design and implement projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements and effectively communicate project statuses and risks. As part of that planning process, you will conduct activities to generate the appropriate process information, using modelling, simulations, and pilot plant and plant trials in accordance with good manufacturing practices and HACCP requirements. You will also plan and conduct process development activities including process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning, technical risk assessments and create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications. In this role, you will assist in planning the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies, and manage stakeholders, making recommendations and influencing decisions based on analysis and interpretation of data. You will also create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Working in teams and independently with appropriate guidance
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data and to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing
• Constantly championing for the consumer
• Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor.

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
Role is responsible for NA Biscuit branded products to deliver against margin management goals and ensure ongoing quality. • Drive excellence in Project Management. • Plan and execute work plans, including development of risk assessments and contingency plans. • Analyze results of experiments and translates them into actionable recommendations with minimal guidance and support.• Have strong knowledge of the commercialization process. • Identify and efficiently utilize necessary resources to achieve timely delivery of project objectives.
Good understanding of the functional characteristics of ingredients, packaging materials, and processing capabilities and how they impact finished products to meet consumer expectations.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
Individuals should be versatile, and able to work in cross-functional teams, and be capable of working proactively across multiple projects. Individual should be able to leverage experts/ partners, utilizing their understanding of the supply chain; ensure compliance to documentation, shelf life, regulatory requirements for North America, FTO/IP, and confidentiality requirements.
Education / Certifications:
Minimum requirement Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Chemical Engineering
Job specific requirements:
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience, preferably in the food industry• Leading technical programs and influencing cross-functional teams through commercialization (from ideation to plant trials)• Handling multiple priorities prioritize and manage complexity- from bench top to commercialization in plants • Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions• Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data• Effectively influencing cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusions
Travel requirements:
20-30%
Work schedule:
No relocation support available. Must live within commuting distance to East Hanover site. Hybrid working model but must be able to come to office/pilot plant to conduct experiments and trials and collaborate/connect with colleagues.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz , Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
Regular
Process Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering