Engineering and Technology Manager

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

As our next Engineering and Technology Manager, you will  lead the technology and engineering efforts at our Blair site, supporting both the lactic acid and the derivatives operations.  In this key site leadership role, you will guide a team, partner closely with operations, maintenance, and quality, and serve as a member of the site management team. On the technology side, you will  work with the Corbion OpCos platform  and the Operations Service Center to identify, share and  implement best practices throughout Corbion worldwide. On the engineering side,  you will identify, scope and execute capital engineering projects, for the Blair plant, that improve safety, quality, efficiency, reliability and cost performance.

Essential Job Functions: 

• Identify and develop process and technology improvement opportunities that support future savings, efficiency, safety, quality, and operational performance.
• Recruit, lead, coach and develop the Engineering and Technology team, building capability into the team to meet current business needs while supporting the growth and development for team members.
• Assist your team  with and maintain accountability for the successful execution of budgeted capital projects.  This includes final responsibility,  taking the lead in negotiating contracts over $50k and approving any contracts over $20k for the purchase of main equipment or contractor services.
• Develop accurate capital investment estimates, savings projections, and return evaluations to support sound business decisions.
• Manage capital projects to deliver on approved scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, and operational requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and help foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and proactive problem solving.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, QESH, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are safe, maintainable, operable, and aligned with business priorities.
• Executes QESH standards according to  defined roles and responsibilities to ensure personal safety, product safety and quality.
• Performs within the guidelines of all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), Security measures, Housekeeping, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP), all quality, regulatory, environmental, safety and health guidelines and regulations.  These standards are used in all daily activities to ensure product safety and quality are in compliance. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Science in Technical Field required.  Degree in Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience with significant exposure to capital project management and technology projects.
• 7+ years’ experience in managing/supervising employees.
•  Solid technical and engineering capabilities in process understanding and capital projects design and management.
• Results oriented mindset.
• Data driven process management skills.
• Extensive problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, team environment.
• Fully Proficient in Excel, Word, and Auto CAD.
• Management and  exceptional leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must have command of the English language. 

General Working Environment

• Manager, Technology & Engineering is required to work in an office and plant environment, with tasks taking place outside of the office, on site grounds and in the plant.  
• Manager, Technology & Engineering is required to wear the appropriate PPE including but not limited to hard hats, safety glasses, safety boots, chemical suits, face-shields, rubber gloves and uniform clothing dependent upon the task they are doing or observing.
• Temperature inside and outside the facility will range between -15oF and 120oF depending on location and the activities involved.
• Occasional travel (including international travel) is required. 

Usual Physical Activities

Through the course of a typical day an individual in this position will perform the following activities;

• Must be able to perform moderately heavy physical activity 25% of time and lift weight up to 50lbs
• Must be able to lift or pull heavy objects daily, in excess of 50lbs
• Sit,
• Prolonged Standing, 20% of the time
• Walks extensively, 20% of the time
• Kneels,
• Bends, occasionally
• Squatting, occasionally
• Reaches above and below the shoulders,
• Traverses multiple plant levels via stairs, frequently
• Corrected vision, speaking ability, and hearing are usually involved in performing written and verbal job functions.

About Corbion

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,267.4 million with a workforce of 2,408 FTEs. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information:  www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace.  All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting 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 approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.