Director of Technical Services and Regulatory Affairs

Would you like to be a part of the best co-manufacturer familiar classics to bold new flavors, clean formulations, and even plant-based recipes including sauces, dressings, gravies and dips?  This is a highly visible position within the organization that is the SME for thermal processing that serves as the liaison to R&D, QA and Operations while leading a team of scientists.  Competitive salary, benefits and perks.

This position is designed to troubleshoot processes, investigate product quality issues, provide regulatory guidance and conduct trials in a food manufacturing environment.  In this role, one will serve as the primary technical contact for customers and will be the liaison among customers, Sales, R&D, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Providing problem-solving leadership on technical and quality matters relating to food manufacturing performance while managing a team of four scientists
• Managing the overall technical interface between the company and their customers
• Support customers in all technical aspects of the business including current products and new product development
• Develop and manage technical meetings between the company and customers to discuss ideas, issues and solutions
• Interact directly with customer and internal manufacturing operations
• Partner with the Company’s Sales, R&D, Engineering and Manufacturing divisions to develop strategies and action plans for both current customers and potential new customers
• Provides technical support and oversight covering label and claim declarations
• Help on-board acquisitions by acquiring and evaluating critical information from ingredient suppliers and building ingredient specifications in specification database
• Build acquired facilities current formulas in database. This will include some processing parameters
• Develop nutrition panels in database
• Serves as a key technical resource serving as a liaison between corporate QA, R&D, Tech Services, Brand, Label Design, Regulatory consultants (International). Support for both internal and co-manufacturing plant operations
• Develop the Information Panel and required regulatory information for new and current products
• Evaluate claims for products for accuracy. Develop claim justification
• Advise R&D and Brand concerning nutrition and claims during development of new and revised products
• Respond to consumer inquiries and customer specification requests

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Mary Harris-Rigas at maryr@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Food Science, Engineering or a related discipline
• 5+ years in a Canning environment, food production or a similar industry
• Experience interfacing with customers in a technical capacity; field testing, qualification trials, claims management, etc.
• Effective communication skills are needed for this role, both verbal and written as well as the ability to interact with customers and employees at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects to completion
• Self-motivated and eager to take the initiative; with the ability to work effectively in a team setting and as an individual
• Well organized and detail oriented with good time management skills

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Mary Harris-Rigas at maryr@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  65.23MH
#LI-MH1