Process Engineering Manager
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Engineering
Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Operations Management
Process Engineering Manager
Croda is an FTSE 100 organization where we believe our people are the difference. Our values of Innovative, Responsible and Together, create our purpose:
Smart science to improve lives™. With over 5,000 employees globally, we specialize in the research, development, and manufacturing of innovative ingredients for the Life Science and Consumer Care markets.
We are focused on developing our inclusive culture through accountability, collaboration, and innovation. By joining Croda, you will become part of a team that utilizes smart science to create a more sustainable future.
As we deliver our ambitious 2030 growth strategy, we're looking for a Process Engineering Manager to ensure translation of laboratory processes to plant scale, ensure that capacity / quality issues are addressed through de-bottlenecking, and to develop the Capex program.
Who We're Looking For:
- Chemistry/Chemical Technology degree
- Knowledge of site processes and working knowledge of scientific and engineering principles.
- Analytical and problem analysis initiative.
- People skills.
- Ability to plan multiple activities with competing priorities or resources.
- Leadership skills
- Understand principles and appropriate details in site specific regulation covering, but not limited to IPPC, REACH, GMP, ISO
14000, ISO
9000, ISO
18000 and pharmacopoeia standards.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Align all resources in the department to deliver ongoing process improvement/troubleshooting alongside the site capital project plan.
- Apply broad technical knowledge and consult with research teams to introduce new products and technologies to site.
- Overall responsibility for managing Capital Expenditure program for the business, along with a variety of decisions relating to NPI and Capex which can have an impact upon other departments, are conducted under occasional supervision of the line manager.
- Manage the delivery of multiple projects with timescales in the range of 1 - 3 years. Examples include technology transfer, design of plants. Processes for the site planning include site investments like infrastructure, capabilities, and site capacities.
- Lead project teams for design and execution of projects.
- Manage the overall performance of the department including appraisals, training, development, recognition, and discipline.
- Manage innovative solutions to ensure compliance with SHE, manufacturing, and quality constraints.
- Have regular influence across most departments on site including the site senior team, sales and cross-site technical teams on manufacturing and technical matters.
- Communicate at all levels in the site organization and occasionally off site with other technical audiences.
- Consult with R&T, other sites, engineering teams, equipment suppliers, and external consultants for the projects.
- Manage annual department cost budget.
- Continually improve, develop, implement, and maintain an effective system for process improvements and optimization from laboratory experiments through to full scale production trials.
- Communicate with all functions on site, global technical teams, and sales teams.
- External communication with regulators, customers, suppliers, and academia.
- Proportion of time between external and internal contacts: 90% internal, 10% external.
What We Offer:
- The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available immediately.
- Generous PTO
- 401K Match
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Parental Leave
- Career Development
- Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Paid Holidays
Additional Information:
This is a full-time position located at our Alabaster, AL site.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email
Why Croda?
At Croda, we believe our people are our difference. We are people-led, driven by the desire to do good and deliver value, a unifying principle shaped by all the great people that have travelled through Croda since our beginning in 1925. We pride ourselves on bringing together diverse teams and talents from across the globe and,…
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