Process and Commercialisation Manager

What You Need to Know:

Here's a great opportunity to step into a permanent Process Engineering Manager - Product Development & Scale-Up role with a well-known manufacturing and innovation facility based in Wexford. You'll join an established technical team, working alongside experts at the forefront of process technology and engineering.

Your New Job:

This position reports directly to the Senior Director, Technical. As the Process Engineering Manager, you'll be working with the pilot plant team to support development, scale-up, and commercialisation of new products and processes. You'll also collaborate with global colleagues on innovation and productivity projects and provide specialist support to ensure manufacturing runs smoothly.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and review experiments to deliver new products and processes using laboratory, pilot, or commercial scale equipment
• Plan and execute scale-up projects and technology transfers to commercial manufacture, including validation and implementation
• Identify opportunities for process and productivity improvements through data monitoring and trend analysis
• Oversee manufacturing by evaluating lab results and instrumentation to determine material and process status
• Apply laboratory methods and standards for assessments and process evaluations
• Review scientific literature to keep specialist knowledge up to date and identify new technology opportunities
• Drive quality standards by ensuring adherence to SOPs, safety, GMP, and environmental practices
• Provide technical support for contingency and supply planning
• Communicate clearly with team members, management, and external partners

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Process Engineering, Organic, Applied, or Analytical Chemistry (PhD desirable)
• 5+ years' experience (including PhD) in a relevant industry operating process equipment
• Experience with distillation, chromatography, membrane filtration, and related technologies
• Strong background in organic chemistry and analytical methods (GC/GCMS/HPLC)
• Experience with product development, scale-up, and pilot plant equipment
• Knowledge of quality and food safety standards, including ISO, FSSC & FDA
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Strong data literacy and computer skills
• Willingness to travel up to 10%
• Fluent English required