Senior Improvement Engineer

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Want to help us make a difference? Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients. Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles. We are looking for our next Senior Improvement Engineer within our Methocel Manufacturing Technology Team. The MT Improvement Engineer will be responsible for identifying and executing medium to long term, non-Capex projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvements for the Midland, MI Methocel facility. This role will help execute early Front-End Loading (FEL) activities on Capex projects and support business case and scope development along with detail design, commissioning and start up activities. This role will also help drive key KPI initiatives for the site, including OEE, cost savings, etc. This position is located in Midland, Michigan, United States (Midland, MI, USA) Compensation: The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $110,000-150,000. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location. What We Offer: A highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth. Competitive pay, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement contribution, and professional development opportunities. Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays. 12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents. Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program for select roles. Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs. What You’ll Do: Develop & drive improvement initiatives and metrics at the site and across the network as appropriate. Act as a key contact point for process technology problems at the site. Execute process safety Dust & Process Hazard Analyses and lead implementation of required follow up. Identify, develop/execute medium to longer term, non-CapEx projects for productivity (cost & capacity), yield, quality, and sustainability improvement. Execute early Front End Loading (FEL) activity on appropriate CapEx projects (Grow & Improve, quality improvement, etc.) to include business case & scope development. Support detailed design, lead commissioning & start-up activities, RTO as appropriate. Develop & own site mass balances & models to understand yield improvement and debottlenecking opportunities. Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to address longer term production issues. Work with MC Technology Guardian to support process technology development. Work with the process R&D group to complete raw material & technology trials, new product scale up and execute DOE’s. Regular liaison with IE’s and production engineers at sister sites to leverage knowledge & experience on issue resolution and improvement activity. Mining & modelling process data to identify trends & changes, causes of variation, opportunities for improvement. What You’ll Need: Education: Preferred Bachelors of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing and engineering, preferably in Operations or Technology role. Work Environment This role spends approximately 50% of the time in an office environment and 50% of the time in the plant environment. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position Monday-Friday. Flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands. This role is considered for 5 days on site, with option to grow into 1-3 days remote. Business Travel: Travel will be minimal for this role but may be required for training or to visit other manufacturing facilities. Travel outside of the region/country will be minimal but may be needed for customer visits or visiting other facilities in the network—generally no more than 1-2 times per year. AAP/EEO Statement Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. “AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace” Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together! Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences. Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws. As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach. To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at and at Roquette is a global leader in sustainable plant-based solutions, driving innovation and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of nutrition, health, and bioindustry. The company harnesses natural resources such as wheat, corn, seaweed, and cellulose to craft high-performance ingredients used in everyday foods, oral medications, advanced biopharmaceuticals, and a range of bio-based products. A family-owned company with over 90 years of expertise and 11,000 employees, Roquette serves clients in over 150 countries and is committed to creating lasting value for customers, patients, consumers, and society. Together, we turn the potential of nature into the essentials of life. Discover more about Roquette here.