Liquid Processing Engineering Lead

About the role

As the Liquid Processing Engineering Lead, you will lead the scaleup and implementation of Reactory's advanced spirit maturation technology in distilleries globally. This is a senior leadership role where you will assess, improve and deploy our technology into global distilleries while shaping how the industry adopts our game-changing maturation technology. The role will be hands-on, and you will be a key senior member of the team working with the CEO, Head of Commercial and key contacts at global distilleries.

Key responsibilities

• Taking our existing technology, assessing and improving it from a design and processes perspective
• Deploying technology into large global distilleries
• Assess, improve, oversee the build and deploy our technology into distilleries.
• Work with 3rd parties to ensure sourcing and buildouts are to our specifications and designs.
• Work directly with our distillery partners to understand their onsite requirements.
• Understand ATEX / Ex and other distillery requirements, incorporating this into the design of our equipment.
• Go with the technology to distilleries to oversee the deployment (with the CEO and Head of Commercial and other technical support).
• Able to understand and build the design of the equipment and work with 3rd party manufacturers to build the equipment.
• Being able to use AutoCAD or similar is a plus.

About you

• 10 to 15 years+ experience in senior roles or able to demonstrate increasing responsibility in liquid process engineering scale-up development and implementations
• Deep knowledge of liquid processing, preferably in ATEX / Ex zones
• Understanding of process engineering, mechanical and design, and how to improve and implement technology safely into ATEX / Ex zones
• Able to communicate effectively with distillers and industry stakeholders
• Comfortable with technical discussions with distillery partners to understand onsite requirements and how technology can be deployed and operated safely onsite
• Experience sourcing materials, getting quotes for builds and chasing manufacturing partners
• A startup mindset - resilient, adaptable, and excited by the hustle of early-stage growth
• New Zealand based, comfortable with international travel

About us

REACTORY is a New Zealand-based company revolutionizing the spirits industry. Our proprietary technology delivers rapid maturation for spirits - transforming what traditionally takes years into a process of just days. Better yet, it's environmentally friendly, and our spirits are already beating some of the best in international awards. With proven technology and early market traction, we're entering our next phase of growth: scaling globally to become a critical component in spirits manufacturing.

Benefits

• A senior leadership role with the potential to grow
• Competitive salary plus bonus and equity opportunities
• The chance to be part of a company poised for substantial growth and to help transform the future of spirits production
• A small, collaborative, and positive team culture