Pilot Plant Operations Lead

Number of employees

400

Hayward, CA, United States

Posted on: 2022-04-19

Category: agritech

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Pivot Bio is the leading nitrogen innovator providing farmers and the world with a better nitrogen for improved productivity and sustainability

About Pivot Bio: 

Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our commercial products harness the power of naturally-occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops.  We provide new and sustainable ways for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Read/Hear more about Pivot Bio on Forbes or PBS News Hour. .

Position:  Pilot Plant Operations Lead 

Location: Hayward, CA

We are looking for a Pilot Plant Operations Lead who thrives on the challenge of working in a pilot plant setting and developing processes from fermentation to various liquid or dry prototypes or finished products, to ensure success at commercial scale. This is a hands-on position working with a growing team in Bioprocessing and Formulation (B&F) involving operations of Downstream Processing (DSP) such as biomass recovery, dry or liquid formulation and assisting with fermentation as needed. If this is you, you will enjoy the satisfaction of being a crucial member of a growing team innovating the most cutting edge products in ag biologicals.      

Responsibilities:

  • Equipment operations in pilot plant setting, including centrifugation, filtration, spray drying, fluid bed drying, and freeze drying, mixers, liquid packaging, and fermentation.  
  • Maintain pilot plant equipment.
  • Establish inventories of equipment and spare parts required for support of unit operations.
  • Assist with new equipment installation and testing on site for acceptance.
  • Work closely with facilities, contractors, vendors to ensure all utilities for pilot plant operations are available for uninterrupted operations.
  • Generating dry and liquid finished goods by operating DSP unit operations based on set and/or preliminary process parameters from recovery of biomass to making final product prototype  
  • Assist with finalizing process development and selecting proper ranges of process parameters for all DSP steps

Qualifications and Experience

  • Post-secondary education with 10 plus years of relevant industry experience.
  • Demonstrated ability with DSP processes, fermentation processes is a plus
  • Mechanical aptitude, and ability to manipulate heavy equipment pieces safely in place.
  • Experienced with laboratory information management systems.
  • Experienced with equipment acquisition and validation.
  • Ability to occasionally lift 30-50 lbs.

Must be authorized to work in the United States

What we offer:

  • Competitive package in a disruptive startup
  • Stock options
  • Health/Dental/Vision insurance with employer-paid premiums
  • Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability policies
  • Employee Assistance Program with free referrals and discounts
  • 401(k) plan, 3% Match
  • Commuter benefits
  • Annual Training & Development support
  • Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule
  • Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team

 

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