Director, Process Engineering & Technology

Number of employees

140

Chicago, IL, United States

Posted on: 2022-05-03

Category: renewables

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Director

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About the company:

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion of the resources required by tra­di­tion­al agri­cul­ture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.

Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National Park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create amazing foods and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.

We’re looking for passionate, driven, and ambitious people to join our fast-growing team.

As Director for Process Engineering & Technology at Nature’s Fynd, you will be leading development, scale up and optimization of the production processes and technologies used to produce FY™ protein based on our unique fermentation technology. You will lead a team of highly skilled process engineers that operate the processes in our current facilities and are developing new processes and technologies for our coming facilities. You will report to the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and be a member of the Manufacturing & Engineering management team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Lead Process Engineering & Technology area at Nature’s Fynd responsible for fermentation and downstream process development and scale up, pilot plant operation and production technology development  
  • Work cross-functionally with R&D, Product Development, Manufacturing to ensure robustness and competitiveness of production of FY from our facilities 
  • Lead process development and scale up activities for production of new processes for production of our FY™ protein 
  • Drive identification, development and scale up of new production technologies to secure long term costs targets are reached  
  • Build & operate Pilot Plant facilities needed to support the development of processes for FY
  • Management of function and people to secure attraction and development of top talents within process and technology
  • Role Requirements:

  • Master or Ph.D within Chemical Engineering, Biochemical engineering, Biological Engineering or similar
  • Min 10 years leadership experience from the food, biotech or life science industries
  • Min 10 years’ experience with industrial bioprocess development and scale up. \
  • Proven successful track record in developing novel production technologies and scale up/down to pilot/ production site.
  • Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a strong execution focus.
  • Personal Qualifications:

  • Comfortable working in a startup environment, entrepreneurial mindset, and enthusiasm for innovation. 
  • High sense of urgency with an improvement mindset
  • Exhibit a strong personal drive and create fellowship  
  • Innovation mindset and foster an environment of curiosity and creativity to create progress fast. 
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