**About Us** Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients, as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry, and producers of dietary supplements and pet food. With sales of approximately €5.000 billion in the 2024 fiscal year, the company ranks among the world’s leading suppliers. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group operates over 100 locations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the United States, and Latin America. Together with its customers, Symrise develops new, market-ready ideas and concepts for products that are indispensable to everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked. Symrise – Always inspiring more... **Your Role** * Develop systems to ensure critical data collection and deliver data presentations to drive cross-functional decision-making. * Develop and refine existing standards, ensuring standards are applied to engineering designs within the business unit. * Represent the engineering function in meetings where multi-unit efforts are planned and coordinated. * Plan and guide the work of a business function defined by the performance of a unit. * Manage employee performance, management, goal setting, and budgeting. * Oversee all capital projects. * Lead engineering teams, internal and external maintenance personnel, with full coordination with supervisors and workshop managers. * Maintain full coordination with production supervisors and managers, process optimization department, and EHS team. * Prepare preliminary estimates and schedules to secure funding for manufacturing process improvement projects and facility modifications. * Ensure projects have appropriate, usable documentation and specifications prepared for competitively tendering work, constructing, and maintaining systems post-construction. * Prioritize these efforts to address manufacturing opportunities aligned with divisional goals, as identified in the long-term plan and key strategic objectives. * Determine whether external engineering resources, testing consultants, or construction services are required to complete capital projects timely and cost-effectively. * Improve efficiency and reduce production costs by introducing new technology into the manufacturing process, particularly in automation and data acquisition. **About You** * Minimum 10 years’ experience in chemical engineering. * Experience in planning, coordinating, and constructing chemical plants. * Knowledge of piping, instrumentation, and common chemical plant equipment (pumps, valves, flow meters, etc.). * Advanced understanding of chemical processes. * Participation in HAZOP analyses of chemical processes. * Leadership and mentoring capabilities for engineering and maintenance teams. **Our Offer** At Symrise, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and experience inspiring moments that contribute to the wellbeing of millions of people across more than 160 countries. People are at the heart of everything we do. This approach drives our above-market growth and makes our company an exceptional place to build your career. **Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion** At Symrise, we value diversity in all its forms. We believe equality, respect, and inclusion are fundamental pillars of our culture. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, genders, ages, and beliefs, convinced that diversity fuels innovation. If you wish to join a team that celebrates collaboration and unique perspectives, we encourage you to apply. Job Reference: EA03587