Process Engineer

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Job Summary: As a Process Engineer, you will optimize industrial processes, manage improvement projects, provide technical support, and lead industrial trials at Corbion. Key Highlights: 1. Optimization and continuous improvement of industrial processes 2. Management of improvement projects and transfer of new technologies 3. Technical support to cross-functional teams and leadership of industrial trials Corbion develops sustainable solutions to improve quality of life for people today and future generations. As our **Process Engineer**, you will report directly to the Technology Manager and identify, analyze, and implement actions to optimize industrial processes. **Responsibilities:** * Manage improvement projects and transfer of new technologies; * Suggest modifications and contribute to implementing actions that optimize productive resources (equipment, raw materials, labor, etc.); * Monitor critical plant processes and prepare appropriate documentation when required; * Collaborate in analyzing process failures and deviations, proposing and implementing corrective and improvement actions; * Integrate and provide technical support to Production, Engineering, Utilities, Quality, Research & Development, etc., to promote better productivity, quality, and safety performance; * Perform analysis and interpretation of factory-generated data to support improvement initiatives; * Deliver technical training across various organizational levels and serve as a resource on cross-functional project teams; * Lead industrial trials for new products or processes; * Conduct technical analysis, experimentation, evaluation, testing, and dissemination; * Create automation routine optimization; * Participate in risk assessments (Risk Assessment, HAZOPs, etc.); * Support commissioning activities for new projects. **Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field; * Experience in chemical, food, or pharmaceutical industries, with focus on continuous improvement and/or development of production processes; * Knowledge of fermentation, evaporation, biomass drying, and extraction/separation processes; * Skills in problem-solving, process optimization, commissioning, and start-up; * Ability to work independently and deliver results within defined deadlines; * Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time; * Languages: fluent in Portuguese and English. **About Corbion** Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters—including food and its production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algal ingredients, leveraging our deep application and product expertise to harness nature’s ingenuity through science. With over a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers so our cutting-edge technologies deliver real value for them. Using our advanced fermentation and preservation technology capabilities, we help customers differentiate their products across diverse markets—from food and animal nutrition to personal and home care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million with a workforce of 2,408 full-time employees. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information, visit: www.corbion.com. Corbion is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workplace. All candidates will be considered equally regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, nationality, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, membership in an organization, or any other factor unrelated to merit. Corbion provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. **Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruitment agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by Corbion-approved vendors who have been expressly requested by our Talent Acquisition team to apply for a specific vacancy. No placement fee will be paid to any firm unless such request has been made by Corbion’s Talent Acquisition team and the candidate was submitted to Corbion’s Talent Acquisition team.**