Royal Canin
PPI Engineer
Tianjin, China
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
Success Profile
What makes a successful PPI Engineer at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Job Description:
1. Innovation & New Product Implementation
- Lead end-to-end deployment of new product and packaging innovations on site.
- Execute R&D deployment strategies to drive production growth, product quality improvement and manufacturing efficiency.
- Ensure the full product portfolio is launched to all target markets with required performance and quality standard, and strictly comply with all R&D specifications.
2. Process Management & Line Trial Leadership
- Own and lead all production line trials, complete formal trial reports, and provide end-to-end technical expertise to operations team during the entire product implementation lifecycle.
- Lead complex problem-solving for process deviation, non-conformance and technical bottlenecks during new product scale-up.
- Validate production line & equipment process capability for new product and process rollout.
3. Operational Control & Change Management
- Establish formal operational control systems (including factory portfolio change management) for all new product launches.
- Implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) and quality management system to stabilize mass production after trial run.
- Manage manufacturing changes, control process risks and ensure production compliance.
4. Cross-functional Project Coordination & Knowledge Transfer
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain) to deliver deployment projects and drive execution efficiency.
- Participate in regional PPI platform, share best practices, manufacturing technology and lessons learned to realize multi-site harmonization.
- Act as the key on-site technical contact for regional R&D and manufacturing network.
5. Standardization & Baseline Definition
- Develop manufacturing standards, and define Standard Running Conditions (SRC) for all core production processes.
- Formalize material & product & packaging specifications, and embed standard process baseline into daily production management.
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