Food Process Engineer
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Job Summary
Job Description
PROCESS ENGINEER
Culinary products Plant-Based & Alternative Protein Manufacturing
Location: Biopolis Singapore
Working Hours: Flexible part-time Monday to Friday (with flexibility to support trials and production scale-up)
Overview
The Process Engineer plays a key role in culinary products development scaling and optimizing plant-based and alternative protein food manufacturing.
Working closely with R&D Quality Operations and external co-manufacturers the Process Engineer ensures that processes are robust cost-effective scalable and fully GMP-compliant supporting Nurasas goal of building sustainable and future-ready food platforms in Singapore and the region.
Key Responsibilities
1. Process Development Scale-Up & Optimization
- Support scale-up of plant-based and alternative protein products from lab or pilot scale to commercial manufacturing.
- Translate product formulations into manufacturable processes with focus on texture yield sensory performance and nutritional consistency.
- Develop and optimize processing parameters for unit operations such as mixing hydration emulsification thermal processing extrusion forming and packaging.
- Support equipment selection trials and commissioning for alternative protein processing lines.
- Lead or support first production runs and troubleshoot start-up and scale-up challenges.
2. Technical Transfer & Manufacturing Support
- Facilitate technical transfer from R&D to internal manufacturing or external co-manufacturers.
- Prepare and maintain detailed process documentation including SOPs process flow diagrams and critical control parameters.
- Train production teams on new plant-based processes ingredients and equipment.
- Act as a technical point of contact with co-manufacturers ingredient suppliers and equipment vendors.
3. Quality GMP & Food Safety Compliance
- Ensure all plant-based manufacturing processes comply with GMP HACCP and relevant GFSI standards (ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000).
- Support investigations into process deviations quality issues and sensory or functional product failures.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions to ensure consistent product quality and food safety.
- Participate in audits validations and continuous improvement initiatives related to alternative protein manufacturing.
4. Continuous Improvement Cost & Sustainability
- Drive continuous improvement projects to improve yield throughput and cost efficiency of plant-based processes.
- Support waste reduction water and energy efficiency initiatives aligned with Nurasas sustainability objectives.
- Conduct process risk assessments and ensure compliance with workplace safety and environmental regulations.
- Support evaluation and adoption of new technologies and ingredients relevant to alternative protein production.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.
Job requirements
- Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Food Engineering Chemical Engineering Food Technology or a related discipline.
- 35 years of experience in a food manufacturing environment preferably with exposure to plant-based alternative protein or high-moisture food products.
- Strong hands-on GMP experience in regulated food production environments.
- Working knowledge of HACCP and GFSI standards (ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000).
- Experience with process scale-up optimization and technology transfer in food manufacturing.
- Familiarity with plant proteins functional ingredients and texture-driven food processes is an advantage.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work cross-functionally with R&D Quality Operations and external partners.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Self-driven adaptable and comfortable in a fast-growing innovation-focused organization.
APPLICATION
Sarka LLORENS CINKOVA辛莎
Recruitment Partner - Asia - R&D
M: Email:
Schedule a call via this link: No: 17S8637 Reg No: R1329451
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Distributed Control Systems
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Improvement
- Minitab
- Root cause Analysis
- Process Engineering
- cGMP
- Kaizen
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Manufacturing
About Company
Affinity is a unique and bespoke talent search agency specialized in Food Technology, Innovation and Nutrition Science. Headquartered in Singapore with a global footprint.
