Job Title: Process Engineer

Job Location (Short): León, ESP, 24009

Posting Start Date: 9/7/26

Process Engineer .

Are you looking for a job in León, in a dynamic, globally active technology company – yet at the same time, you appreciate a value-oriented, trusting company? If so, we offer you an exciting job where you will be part of a integral team oriented to multiculturalism and equality.

Recently, ADL BIOPHARMA and WACKER have joined forces, and now, WE ARE ONE. With this union, we are stronger, we have a worldwide presence, with production sites on three continents and almost 16,000 employees in 70 countries.

We are a leading group in the biotechnology sector, and we produce for multiple markets: food, cosmetics, fragrances... Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together.

To strengthen our team in León, we are looking for you as a Process Engineer .

Responsibilities

Design new manufacturing processes for the plants to be built, ensuring their future operation is safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly. To do so, you will:

- Gather key design data from all relevant departments.
- Perform mass and energy balances.
- Prepare the P&IDs;
- Conduct the technical-economic feasibility study
- Lead risk analyses from the perspective of industrial and food safety
- Define the control strategy
- Define the production schedule
- Prepare process documentation
- Identify critical control points
- Prepare the SOPs.
- Train staff
- Estimate operating and investment costs.
- Define the main process equipment.




- Define materials in accordance with the process and required quality.
- Define and evaluate pilot tests.
- Lead commissioning activities

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering / Chemical Engineering
- Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering (preferred)

Skills

- In-depth knowledge of the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
- Knowledge of biotechnological processes
- Knowledge of relevant standards and guidelines in the field of facility safety and environmental protection
- Technical expertise in batch and continuous processes
- Strong conflict management skills.
- Excellence in technical problem-solving.
- Knowledge of SAP.
- Very good knowledge of Spanish and English
- Proficiency in process simulation tools.
Expertise in energy efficiency and carbon footprint.

- Experience

- Several years of professional experience as a process engineer in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry
- Experience in process optimization.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience as a Project Manager on projects in the range of 1 million euros is a plus.

- Special Skills

- Safety-first mindset.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and approach.
- Cost-consciousness, striving to find optimal technical solutions.
- Persuasiveness, ability to motivate, and decisiveness.
Creativity, flexibility, and resilience.

- You can find an overview of benefits at WACKER on our careers page.

As an international company, we welcome the diversity of people. We consciously promote equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive culture in our teams - this is what makes us successful.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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