About this role
Summary
To assist the Process Development Manager in transitioning recipes from Culinary to both shifts of Production, to oversee new product launch process and to provide support in ensuring consistent product quality.
Role and Responsibilities
New Product Development
- Collaborate with Culinary to develop product standard specifications within ranges of
- Assist in translation of R&D recipes to scaled up, factory ready batch manufacturing recipes with written step by step preparation and cooking
- Assist in training production teams to ensure product and its raw materials are being prepped, cooked and handled consistently and to
- Monitor preliminary batches of new recipe launches to ensure adherence to standards and
- Monitor all new product launch production to ensure product, packaging and labeling
- Maintenance of product and process information within Ross ERP and Recipe Manager
- Determination of accurate yield and waste information to ensure accurate costing, production planning and raw material and finished good inventory
- Participate in tastings working with Culinary and Quality Assurance in releasing products on hold & release, as well as panel evaluations of product prototypes, ingredients, and competitive
- Attend and be an active participant in weekly New Product Development
- Assist New Launch Meetings with operations, QA, Procurement & planning teams to go over data & samples needs.
Change Management
- Support the cross functional team with proposed product changes through trials and updating systems as needed.
- Assist Culinary in the evaluation of proposed new ingredients.
Optimization
- Support process team in all Product & Process Optimization projects.
- Work with cross functional teams to ensure all projects are approved by each department.
- Work with sales, process, & QA teams to investigate customer complaints & provide feedback for the customer.
- Perform testing on the products as needed and provide solutions for recurring issues.
- Create Gold standard photo standards.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience in the food
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related work
- Must be familiar with a variety of food technologies, practices and
- Experience working in variable temperature
- Flexibility with schedule to allow for oversight of second shift production when
- Good understanding of food manufacturing principles, GMPs, HAACP, and government regulations.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel).
- Knowledge of ERP systems (preferably Ross).
- Strong time management, data management, planning and organizational
- Ability to lift
- Comprehension, written and oral Spanish language skills a
Required Attributes
- Passion for food and high quality.
- Customer-Centric thinker.
- Obsessive attention to detail.
- Creative problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.