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With more than 165 years of ingredient innovation, we partner with leading food and beverage brands to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products enjoyed by millions of people every day. Combining expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we help customers win on taste, nutrition and performance while making a positive impact on society and the planet. With approximately 5,000 colleagues across 75 locations in 38 countries, we're united by a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and growth. Read on to learn how this opportunity can contribute to our purpose while helping shape the future of food.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nTranslate starch modification protocols from manual laboratory experiments into scalable automated reactor processes.\nExecute automated process recipes and process control using industrial process control systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS) or equivalent technologies.\nTroubleshoot and improve automated reaction processes and performance.\nPartner with ingredients R&D teams to convert scientific and innovation objectives into executable automated campaigns, evaluate experimental feasibility and generate scalable engineering knowledge\nPartner with Process Development, Digitalization, IT and external technology providers / vendors to implement, enhance and troubleshoot automation systems and process capabilities.\nDrive process and automation improvements through process data analysis, technology capability development, equipment modification recommendations and CAPEX improvement initiatives.\nEnsure safe, reliable and compliant operation of automated process equipment in accordance with company quality and safety standards.\nConduct research to support new product development and process improvement projects, applying comprehensive scientific knowledge to solve challenges within the team.\nAssist project teams in designing experiments and methodologies, ensuring adherence to scientific and regulatory standards.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams in Innovation and R&D to apply research findings to product development and process improvements, supporting team-wide priorities and targets.\nSupport intellectual property development within the team by contributing to patents, publications and technical presentations.\nParticipate in technical discussions and project reviews with management, offering insights and recommendations to support team objectives.\nEHS Supporting:\nYou must have a safety mindset and work with various stakeholders to assist the company to achieve EHS Excellence.\nLocation\nThis role is assigned to our Singapore office located in Biopolis (Buona Vista MRT)\nWhat You’ll have\nMaster’s degree in chemical engineering / chemistry/ mechanical engineering / Materials Science / Biotechnology, or a related scientific/engineering discipline with 4-7 years of relevant industrial experience; 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