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Process Technology Lead

Kerry
Bethlehem, PA
About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Reporting to the Site Director and TechOps Director, this Coffee Process Technology Leader will support our integrated Regional Coffee Process Technology (PT) strategy. This role will play a key role in leading out the evaluation of new opportunities such as capacity investment, new technology development, changes and upgrades to existing technologies, and identifying opportunities within the PT area on existing technologies. The incumbent will take a regional view in collaboration with an extended cross-functional team. The role holder will also be accountable for working within regions cross-functionally with links to Global to ensure that clearly defined action plans are validated, set in place and executed against identified opportunities. This position will be located at our Bethlehem, PA site.

Key responsibilities

Integrated Operation, RD&A, and Process Engineering responsibility across ideation, analysis & execution phases of key strategic focus areas aligned to the Coffee Process Technology agenda aligned with commercial and operational priorities & deliverables. Partnering with the relevant Plant Operations & Engineering Leads, fulfilling a functional IO/RD&A/Engineering leadership role to scope, understand, structure and deploy a sustainable coffee grow roadmap. This activity will be enabled by the development of a community of PT practice to ensure internal knowledge sharing and transfer.

Key Accountabilities

  • Lead the Regional analysis and evaluation of processes, ways of working, system data and KPIs to identify saving and improvement opportunities and support practical evaluation and implementation of those opportunities.
  • Play a lead role in the differentiation and prioritization of performance improvement opportunities through our Process Technology pipeline & regional strategic initiatives, leveraging a broad range of Process Technology related RD&A & Operational/Engineering expertise, ensuring that RD&A & Engineering considerations are clearly set alongside proposed design constructs and/or change proposals.
  • Lead capacity analysis and investment in additional capacity to meet customer demand. Liaise with OEMs, suppliers, IO – Operations and Engineering, and RD&A on equipment, process, and controls, to deliver highest quality products, highest throughput, and lowest waste.
  • Identification of new processing technologies and equipment via TPM networks or equipment suppliers.
  • Adoption and deployment of agreed new innovative technologies; prioritization of additional scenarios informed by strategic technology assessment, platforming, site by site improvements etc.
  • Utilize and knowledge share across all RD&A/Engineering functions to ensure an end-to-end view of attributes & value levers within Process Technology scope with a specific focus on Gold Standard Recipe Formulation & Optimization of Process Parameters.
  • Sizing the value, complexity, feasibility and resource requirements of opportunities and assigning work streams and milestones to team members. Escalating roadblocks, resource issues or delays to resolve issues.
  • Ownership and development of an integrated roadmap by Process Technology combining all improvement levels to get from current to future state.
  • Support third party infrastructure through utilizing knowledge of key RD&A providers and other key third parties/SMEs
  • Work with RDA & Engineering leadership to assess needs and subsequently prioritize functional resources and time in delivering opportunities; work with relevant leaders to allocate specific responsibilities across the various teams & provide high level direction in collaboration with extended site/business teams
  • Working with our cross-enterprise partners e.g. Manufacturing and Engineering in delivering a shared program of work – leading a process excellence agenda, aligned and informed by our EUM strategies across the region
  • Lead the development of business case inputs for review by regional sponsor group (including CTO & COO leadership)
  • Waste Stream analysis and Value creation/cost mitigation initiatives across current regional production facilities, coordinating with a cross-functional team to deliver against agreed timelines and deliverables

Qualifications and skills

Bachelor’s degree in food, Engineering, or technical field

  • 8-10+ years in RD&A role
  • Extensive experience and knowledge of the food and beverage industry---specifically with Coffee
  • Deep exposure to Process Technology specialism, particular to Coffee Extraction and Processing
  • Team management experience working at a regional or global level within a highly matrixed organization

The typical hiring range for this role is $107,757 to $181,563 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
Posted 2026-02-13

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