Engineering Manager
Responsible for management, efficient operation, and continuous improvement of the extraction and purification processes; Identify, define and develop new process capabilities in support of innovation and productivity programs; Project Manager for new capital projects by providing process design basis and specifications for revamp and new projects as requested; Work closely with engineering and manufacturing to create new processes and to identify process improvement for existing products; Develop process flow diagrams and manufacturing procedures for existing/new products and technologies; Lead R&D innovation as part of the R&D process development team product scale up efforts from bench top to full scale manufacturing, including pilot plant scale-up; Mentor, train and develop staff in continuous improvement; Develop and Drive Cost Improvement initiatives; Work with process and manufacturing engineering to define improvement targets and design the process to meet target timelines; Design processes to eliminate waste resulting in increased capacity, improved quality, and reduced processing time, ultimately reducing total costs; Write and review technical documentation (development reports, batch records, SOPs, protocols & reports for FATs, SATs, IQ/OQ/PQ testing, and validation testing); Lead a team that works with Quality Unit in order to implement protocols and procedures; Perform process monitoring, process capability, statistical analysis and quality engineering activities; Support technology transfer and oversee GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing operations; integrate quality at the source thinking and activities in daily, individual, team and project work; Utilize quality/process tools and methodology in daily individual work, improves processes within sphere of control.
Minimum Requirements: Doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering and, at least, 1 year of professional experience in Chemical Engineering. Experience must include: Process development including industrial-scale separations and applied chromatography principles relative to process design and scaling-up of a process design, from small-scale to pilot-, and large-scale processes; Process and Analytical Chemistry including chemistry and instrumental analysis, operating analytical equipment (including HPLC or GC), and validating test methods to generate accurate data used to modify the process design; Quality control including design of experiments, statistics, and data analysis to interpret quality trends; Good manufacturing practices (GMP), ISO, and Certification requirements including cGMP manufacturing and regulatory regulations requirements for pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.
Company: Whole Hemp Company LLC (DBA Folium Biosciences)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO