Wet Technology Specialist Job North Sioux City South Dakota USA,Engineering

Job Description:

The Regional Wet Technology Manager provides regional technical and people leadership for WET technology across North America and virtual support to Rapid Growth Markets. The role connects global technology leadership with local execution, owns the regional deployment and conformance of WET product and process specifications, and builds sustainable regional capability. It works through influence across functions and sites, sets technical direction and priorities, and leads decisions where product, process, quality, engineering, innovation, and operational requirements intersect.

What

are we looking for?

B.S. in Science, Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Food) or related technology program. M.S. degree preferred
5 + years of relevant experiences in food technology development, process & product scale-up and/or implementation
2 + years of experience as a people leader developing and engaging a successful team.
Demonstrated Factory experience
Working in a company with multicultural and international features
Demonstrated industry experience as R&D engineer or Quality & Food Safety Engineer
Green belt or Black belt for Lean 6-Sigma is a plus

What would be your key responsibilities? Set Regional WET Technology Direction and Governance

Own and translate global and regional R&D strategies into a prioritized, time-bound WET technology roadmap for North America and Rapid Growth Markets.
Provide regional decision leadership for WET technology deployment, balancing innovation, quality, supply continuity, sustainability, cost, and operational risk.
Establish governance, priorities, performance indicators, and escalation pathways; proactively resolve gaps that threaten delivery or specification conformance.
Represent the region in global WET technology forums and ensure regional needs, lessons learned, and risks shape global standards and investment decisions.

Lead and Develop Regional Capability

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing technical team; set clear accountabilities and build succession and capability plans.
Build WET technical depth across regional and site PPI communities through coaching, standards, training, and structured knowledge transfer.
Create an inclusive, accountable culture that encourages sound technical challenge, disciplined experimentation, and continuous learning.

Lead Cross-Functional Industrialization

Provide R&D leadership for complex regional industrialization, portfolio transfer, business continuity, quality improvement, sustainability, and innovation initiatives.
Align Manufacturing, Engineering, Q&FS, Innovation, Project teams, Regulatory, Planning, and site leadership on scope, risk, resources, decisions, and readiness.
Own the regional Industrial Risk Assessment for implementation of new raw materials, products, processes, and technologies; ensure mitigations and decision points are explicit.
Direct industrial trials and Standard Running Condition definition, ensuring robust plans, data-based conclusions, and clear recommendations.

Own WET Product and Process Conformance

Lead deployment, validation, and lifecycle governance of regional WET product and process specifications.
Ensure conformance to Royal Canin WET manufacturing standards; identify systemic gaps, authorize regional changes within governance, and elevate global standard issues.
Drive process capability and continuous improvement with Q&FS and Operations, including reduction of non-quality cost and recurring technical losses.

Lead Complex Technical Problem Solving

Act as the senior regional escalation point for complex raw material, product, and process issues.
Frame technical problems, assemble cross-functional expert teams, select robust methods, and lead investigations using DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma principles.
Convert findings into sustainable standards, specifications, capability building, and network-wide learning.

Lead Validation and Commissioning

Serve as the regional R&D CVS lead for WET technology and define the validation strategy, protocols, resources, and acceptance criteria for new equipment and lines.
Validate detailed design inputs that affect product and process performance, including raw material handling, line allocation, production sequence, and equipment parameters.
Own regional R&D readiness for process and product validation, commissioning, ramp-up, portfolio implementation, and handover in line with project governance.
Partner with the Global WET Technology Specialist on major or global projects while independently…