Process Development Manager

The Process Development Manager is responsible for MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP of the transition of new recipes into production, owning new product launches in production and providing support to ensure consistent product quality through the products lifecycle, working collaboratively with members of the Process Development, Operations, Culinary, QA and Procurement teams. The site Process Development Technologist will be a direct report

Role And Responsibilities New Product Development

• Management & development of local process team

• Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment

• Collaborate with Culinary Team on all new recipes for local factory to ensure capabilities and product expectations are presented properly to our customers

• Highlight risks from a manufacturing and quality aspect to be brought to entire cross functional team

• Responsible for full approval of recipes from Culinary Team to move forward to factory trials

• Manufacturing formula management, delegating R&D recipes transition to factory ready manufacturing recipes with Senior Technologist

• Recipe Scale up, Written Procedures for all Manual Kettles in multiple languages, & Recipe Management creation for all kettle types

• Direct Process Team for all work on Pre-Production Trials, Launches to ensure recipe scale up is successful

• Assures product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished- product and process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes.

• Monitor product yields of new launches & trials to further assess risks of new and up coming projects

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Change Management

• Assist Culinary in evaluation of alternate or substitute ingredients
• Support the cross functional team with proposed product changes through trials and updating systems as needed
• Make recommendations for equipment improvements or investments

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.

• Organize testing, done by team, on the products as needed and provide solutions for recurring issues.

• Create Gold standard photo standards

As A Leader Within the Kettle Cuisine Team You Are Expected To:

• Model and support Kettle’s Core Values and safety culture
• Manage performance of all team members
• Build a strong, committed, and collaborative team
• Develop individual team members & their careers
• Conduct annual reviews and PDPs for all direct team members
• Create a culture of accountability & performance
• Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Plan work, track results and resolve variances

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum of 5-8 years in process management in the food manufacturing industry
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related field
• Must be familiar with a variety of food technologies, practices and procedures.
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong data management skills

Required Attributes

• Excellent written communication skills
• Customer-Centric thinker
• Strong leadership & management skills
• Creative problem solving skills