Lead Process Technologist

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Our Rayong site is Corbion's largest lactic acid production facility and a key manufacturing hub, supplying customers around the world through advanced fermentation and process technology operations.

We are looking for an experienced Lead Process Technologist to combine technical excellence with people leadership. In this role, you will lead and develop a team of Process Engineers while driving initiatives that improve plant reliability, efficiency, safety, and performance. Success requires both deep process engineering expertise and the ability to coach, influence, and guide others.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Process Engineers, fostering accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership in process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support.
• Drive initiatives that improve plant efficiency, product quality, reliability, and cost performance.
• Lead technology implementation, pilot trials, and process optimization programs.
• Support capital projects, plant modifications, HAZOP studies, start-ups, and Management of Change (MOC) activities.
• Provide expertise in process control, automation, and engineering design reviews.
• Develop and maintain key process documentation, including PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances, and operating standards.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams to deliver sustainable improvements and develop technical capability across the organization.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in chemical, biochemical, fermentation, or petrochemical manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, or managing engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in process optimization, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with process safety, HAZOP, MOC, and industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Rayong area.

Why Corbion?

This is an opportunity to lead a critical engineering team at one of Corbion's most important production sites. You'll work in a highly technical environment, collaborate with global experts, and play a key role in shaping the future performance of our operations.

About Corbion 
 

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. For more information:

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally.

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.