Senior Process Engineer

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted innovative and science based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world Balchem employs approximately 1400 employees worldwide who provide the service quality and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers We have built a reputation for delivering results to all of our stakeholders Founded in 1967 Balchem a Maryland corporation became a publicly traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol BCPC Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale New Jersey and we have a broad network of sales offices manufacturing sites and R&D centers primarily located in the US and Europe The Company consists of three business segments Human Nutrition and Health Animal Nutrition and Health and Specialty Products

The Senior Process Engineer Extrusion Technology is a senior level individual contributor within the Human Nutrition & Health R&D Process Technology organization The Process Technology team serves as the technical bridge between Product Development and Manufacturing helping translate product concepts into scalable robust and economically viable manufacturing processes while maintaining product integrity This role brings deep expertise in extrusion technology to process development scale up commercialization technology transfer manufacturing implementation and lifecycle optimization The position works closely with Product Development Manufacturing Engineering Quality Supply Chain EHS and Commercial teams as applicable to reduce technical risk establish scalable operating conditions and support sustainable commercial processes While primarily focused on HNH and extrusion technology the role may contribute to adjacent processing technologies and other Process Technology needs across Balchem where its expertise is applicable

Innovation Scale Up and Manufacturability Lead safe and compliant process development activities aligned with quality food safety environmental and regulatory requirements

Partner with Product Development to evaluate manufacturability identify process risks and develop scalable manufacturing solutions while preserving the intended product design functionality and performance

Design execute and analyze laboratory pilot and commercial scale trials to de risk scale up establish process capability and support commercialization decisions

Establish process requirements operating conditions and technical success criteria to guide scale up and commercialization decisions

Commercialization and Technology Transfer Lead or support commercialization process qualification and technology transfer activities for new products and process changes

Translate development knowledge into manufacturing requirements process controls operating windows and specifications Assess manufacturing readiness resolve technical gaps and support startup and initial production activities

Ensure effective transfer of technical knowledge process risks and operating guidance to manufacturing teams

Develop or support qualification plans acceptance criteria technical protocols and final reports that document process readiness results and residual risk Extrusion Technology Expertise Serve as a technical subject matter expert for extrusion technologies particularly twin screw extrusion

Apply extrusion expertise to process development scale up equipment evaluation manufacturing support and commercialization

Develop and optimize process parameters equipment configurations control strategies and operating windows

Lead complex technical investigations involving extrusion equipment raw materials process performance and product quality

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