Title: Plant R&D Scientist - Food Manufacturing
Location: Jonesboro, AR (Relocation Assistance Available)
Salary: $85,000-90,000/Year + Incentive Bonus & Relocation Available
Requirements: Must have at least 3-5 Years experience in a Food Scientist role. Ability to understand Lean Manufacturing and Continuous improvement methods in a high speed environment. Must have experience with plant audits, SQF/FDA practices as well as management experience. (Must have a 4 Year degree in a similar industry)
This position will perform as a frontline technical resource for sustaining and improving ingredient and product performance as well as KPI results for safety, quality, yield, rates, and efficiencies. Provide technical support and validation for products when implementing new formulas, ingredients, processes, and equipment. Improving and sustaining finished product identity at the plant level. Acts as a plant representative & consultant for product and process changes including new formulas, ingredients, processes, and equipment. Plant coordinator for commercialization of changes to existing products. Support, implement, and maintain food safety, food safety culture, and quality practices as required through SQF.
What You Will Be Doing
- Subject matter expert accountable for training our technical resources and operators on ingredient and product functionality, as well as the manufacturing process.
- Identifying and sharing best practices across sites to improve product, process, and ingredient efficiencies.
- Identifying and leading formula, ingredient, or process changes to improve and optimize manufacturing efficiencies and costs.
- Advise on process safety issues and support safety improvements.
- Generate and update work instructions for production processes as required.
- Provide daily support to sustain current product & process performance targets for safety, quality, yield, rate, and efficiency.
- Support validation of process and product parameter changes at the plant level (e.g., equipment, process, or product related).
- Plant coordination for commercialization of new products & corporate cost savings projects.
- Responsible for improving product quality and consistency at the plant level or across plants.
- Accountable for facilitating local change control review and tracking local changes.
- Responsible for updating, maintaining, and conducting analysis at the plant level to support daily manufacturing.
What You Need for this Position
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Must have strong analytical skills and sound business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
- Ability to influence, mentor and coach to get results through others.
- Organizes and manages projects; interacts, supports, facilitates, and leads multi-functional work teams; leads teams to consensus; strong negotiation skills.
- Demonstrates a passion for safety. Able to maintain a respectful and safe work environment.
- Results driven for being the low-cost producer and supporting company growth strategies.
- Communicates a compelling vision and inspired sense of purpose. Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic. Creates strong morale and spirit within team.
- Solves highly complex problems and prioritizes actions in a timely manner. Probes all sources for answers and can quickly sense what will help resolve issues.
- Establish clear directions and set stretching objectives. Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner and brings out the best in people through leveraging their strengths.
- Speaks candidly and provides constructive feedback in a professional manner.
- Able to build strong and diverse relationships across the business groups they partner with. Supports and fosters change.
What's In It for You
- Competitive Salary $85,000-90,000 + Incentive Bonus & Relocation Available
- Health, Dental & Vision
- PTO
- 401K Options
If you are interested, have the necessary experience, and want to move quicker beyond other applicants, please apply, and email me your updated resume, salary range and availability for a quick call! kelly.taylor@cybercoders.com
Benefits
For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.
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