--- title: 'Operador Produção Jr at Amyris, Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/operador-producao-jr-amyris-inc-brazil-g1d2t5tqcbbz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-02' --- # Operador Produção Jr at Amyris, Inc. - **Company:** Amyris, Inc. - **Location:** Brazil - **Posted:** 2026-09-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amyrisinc/jobs/4370730009 ## Job description Unlock the Chemistry of Life.TM Na Amyris, somos pioneiros no uso de micróbios para transformar açúcares derivados de plantas em moléculas de alto desempenho em larga escala. Nossa plataforma abre acesso à química requintada e sofisticada encontrada em todos os sistemas vivos, levando a novas possibilidades de produtos, oportunidades de mercado e soluções de sustentabilidade. Com escala comprovada, estamos redefinindo o que a química renovável pode fazer. Acesse nosso site e saiba mais: https://amyris.com/ *Aqui na Amyris, somos um time de pessoas criativas e inovadoras. Nós valorizamos as relações saudáveis em diferentes perspectivas e nos empenhamos para promover uma cultura inclusiva, abrangendo diferentes raças, etnias, gêneros, religiões, pessoas com deficiências e comunidade LGBTQIA+. Venha fazer parte do nosso time! Responsabilidades: - Atividades de monitoramento e operação do processo de fermentação industrial de diferentes produtos, desde a inoculação e propagação até a fermentação principal. - Atividades realizadas por meio de sala de comando automatizada ou em campo, junto aos equipamentos (fermentadores, válvulas, bombas, trocadores de calor, instrumentos e sistemas auxiliares), conforme procedimentos e orientações estabelecidos. - Monitoramento e na execução das atividades relacionadas ao processo de purificação, que consiste principalmente em centrifugação e, em alguns casos, em outras operações unitárias, como destilação, filtração, cristalização e secagem, seguindo os procedimentos operacionais vigentes e as orientações dos profissionais responsáveis. Requisitos: - Ensino Médio Técnico concluído em química ou áreas correlatas, com possibilidade de registro junto ao CRQ. - CRQ ativo ou disponibilidade para registro, a partir do técnico completo. - Disponibilidade para atuar em escala 6x2 e turno. - Conhecimento específico de processos químicos associados à purificação, fermentação e operações unitárias, sendo portanto, capaz de interpretar o processo e correção de desvios (controle de processo). - Conhecimento técnico referente à NR13 (Caldeiras, Vasos de Pressão e Tubulações). ## About Amyris, Inc. ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Amyris is a vertically integrated synthetic biology company that uses microbes to transform plant-derived sugars into sustainable, high-performing molecules for industries ranging from beauty and personal care to flavors and fragrances, industrials, and pharmaceuticals. - **Entity Type**: Private (formerly public, delisted in 2023; currently operating under new leadership and ownership structure) - **Headquarters**: Emeryville, California, USA - **Founded**: 2003 - **Founders**: Not publicly listed as individual founders on the current site (founded by a team including Jay Keasling, Jack Newman, and others) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Industrial Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, Renewable Chemistry - **Target customers**: B2B. Partners with companies across industries (beauty, flavors & fragrances, pharmaceuticals, industrials, performance materials) to create, scale, and manufacture sustainable ingredients. - **Mission or purpose statement**: "A prosperous and resilient world transformed by a new era of biotechnology." ## Products & Services - **Custom Renewable Chemistry & Biomanufacturing Platform**: End-to-end services for strain development, scale-up, and commercial manufacturing of sustainable ingredients using precision fermentation. - **Squalane**: A leading cosmetic emollient (biotech-derived). - **Farnesene**: A flagship building block molecule used in Vitamin E, flavors & fragrances, performance materials, and beauty/personal care. - **Reb M (Zero-Calorie Sweetener)**: A biotech-derived sweetener, launched commercially with Firmenich. - **Fragrance Ingredients**: Multiple biotech-derived fragrance ingredients launched in partnership with Firmenich. - **Vaccine Adjuvant (Squalene)**: Launched with Croda for pharmaceutical use. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company post-delisting). - **Key Metric**: Total Funding (historical, as a public company): Over $1.5B raised. Current financials are private. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Firmenich, Givaudan, Croda, WACKER, Sanofi (historical), Institute for OneWorld Health (historical). - **Growth Signals**: - Launched a new production line at its Barra Bonita, Brazil precision fermentation plant in March 2026, unlocking new agility and capacity. - Appointed Kathy L. Fortmann as CEO in May 2024. - Re-hired Dr. Sunil Chandran as CTO in September 2025. - Announced a partnership with WACKER in the personal care sector (April 2026). - Launched a new brand and website in November 2025 to align with strategic growth pillars ("Unlock The Chemistry of Life™"). ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertically Integrated Platform**: From strain engineering (Automated Strain Engineering platform) to commercial-scale manufacturing (Barra Bonita plant, the world's most advanced precision fermentation plant for specialty chemicals). - **Proven Scale**: Two decades of experience scaling fermentation-derived ingredients from lab to commercial volumes, a notoriously difficult feat in synthetic biology. - **Proprietary Molecule Library**: A deep library of high-value, renewable molecules (e.g., Squalane, Farnesene, Reb M) that are difficult to replicate. - **Established Partner Ecosystem**: Long-term, deep partnerships with global leaders in flavors & fragrances (Firmenich, Givaudan) and specialty chemicals (WACKER, Croda). ## Strategic Focus - **Growth Pillars**: Driving profitable, responsible growth by expanding its role as a B2B partner for sustainable ingredient creation. - **Operational Agility**: The new production line at Barra Bonita is designed for flexibility to meet diverse customer needs and fast-changing demand. - **Technology Leadership**: Re-investing in R&D leadership (re-hiring Dr. Chandran) to maintain its edge in strain engineering and biomanufacturing. - **Commercial Expansion**: Deepening partnerships in personal care, flavors & fragrances, and entering new application areas. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: Directly contribute to creating a more sustainable, resilient world by replacing petrochemical-based ingredients with renewable biological chemistry. - **World-Class Technology**: Work on the cutting edge of synthetic biology and industrial fermentation at scale. - **Global Impact**: Products are included in thousands of products reaching millions of consumers worldwide. - **Leadership**: New CEO Kathy Fortmann brings deep experience in specialty chemicals and ingredients, signaling a focus on commercial discipline and growth. - **Culture Values**: Innovation, Integrity, Resilience, Nature, and Collaboration. - **Locations**: Major hubs in Emeryville, CA (HQ); Leland, NC (US Manufacturing); Campinas and Barra Bonita, Brazil (Manufacturing & R&D). - **Engineering & Science Focus**: Heavy emphasis on process development, fermentation, downstream processing, and engineering roles. ## Sources 1. [amyris.com](https://amyris.com) 2. [amyris.com/about-us](https://amyris.com/about-us) 3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/amyrisinc](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amyrisinc) 4. [amyris.com/news-insights](https://www.amyris.com/news-insights) 5. 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