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Technical Services Manager

About Beech-Nut Nutrition Company…

We are one of America’s leading companies providing nutritious, wholesome foods for babies and toddlers using real ingredients, gently cooked, with non-GMO verified, Natural or organic ingredients in almost all our products.

Our work is organized around our mission To delight Consumers through honest goodness in every bite. We care deeply about others, the planet, and are empowered to make a difference. We expect, reward and celebrate strong performance.

Our Values…

Our ambition to grow is underpinned by our four core values Create wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish others, & Take Responsibility. Our values help us navigate the ever-changing environment in which we operate and ensure we innovate to meet customer needs.

Create wow ~ Everyone Hero ~ Nourish others ~ Take responsibility

If this sounds like a place you want to invest your time, keep reading!

About the Role…

As the Technical Services Manager you will engage the supply chain organization by leading complex multi-departmental production loss & yield improvement projects, plant trials (raw materials, finished goods and processing) and providing technical support for new products produced at the Amsterdam facility. This will require the use of good project management and communication skills. This role will also help identify areas of opportunity for yield, cost and efficiency improvements. Once opportunities are identified the Tech Services Manager will help the team implement changes on the production floor.

This role will be a key member of the Change Management team assisting with cross-functional projects. The Tech Services Manager will also be responsible for helping to manage the tech services team, evaluating collected data, and renovating products for margin improvements. You will work collaboratively with the R&D/Quality/Operations/Maintenance teams on research projects such as sensory evaluation, new packaging, new processing equipment, new ingredient formats, shelf-life testing, new testing requirements or any other research projects as required.

Technical Services…

The Technical Services Team is diverse in knowledge and experience and are responsible for ensuring that Beech-Nut’s products meet the highest standards for food safety and quality. This team takes pride in, and responsibility in partnering with our Research & Development, Strategic Sourcing, Operations and Quality Assurance Teams to ensure all raw materials and processes meet our rigorous testing standards and expectations. This is a hands-on, collaborative team that is energetic and passionate about making sure we continue to do what we do best - making high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for babies and toddlers!

About the Work Environment…

The position is located at the Amsterdam, New York LEED® certified production facility. This position will be required to work in an environment that requires hairnet, beard cover, safety glasses, hearing protection and lab coat part-time. Restrictions include wearing of jewelry, nail polish and acrylic nails. Other personal protection equipment may be required for certain tasks.

Our Commitment to Safety…

At Beech-Nut we are committed to a strong safety program that protects its staff, its property, and the public from accidents. Associates at every level, including management, are responsible and accountable for the company’s overall safety initiatives. Complete and active participation by everyone, every day, in every job is necessary for the safety among all workers on the job site. Management supports participation in the program by all Associates and provides proper equipment, training and procedures. Associates are responsible for following all procedures, working safely, and, wherever possible, improving safety measures. An injury and accident-free workplace is our goal. Through continuous safety and loss control, we can accomplish this.

What You’ll Do…

+ Work collaboratively with other departments such as engineering, operations, R&D, quality on research projects to help identify new processes, equipment, ingredient formats, packaging formats and any other changes that could improve product quality, safety, yield or costs.

+ Implement changes necessary to improve losses and yields including but not limited to gathering and reviewing data, coordinating and leading trials, creating and conducting training for operators, updating or writing SOPs and creating trial reports.

+ Support new product innovation by leading new jar development projects as required by Commercial team.

+ Responsible for leading production trials in the Amsterdam facility by implementing standard processes and workflows to raw material, formula change, or processing change trials and tests. This may require working directly on the production lines and may occur at any time during production hours

+ Update and manage Amsterdam yield standards for BOMs by ingredient format. Review for accuracy and identify opportunities for improvement.

+ Responsible for updating and reviewing technical documentation such as formulas, labelling information, process instructions, BOMS and specifications in our ERP and QMS systems.

+ Provide technical support to plant operations team as needed for running of Beech-Nut and Co-Man products.

+ Support sustainability initiatives such as packaging, ingredients, or formula changes. That results in reduction in CO2 and/or water usage.

+ Member of the Change Management, Food Safety & Plant Safety teams.

+ Responsible for ensuring management of test kitchen including formulas, sample creation, testing and maintenance.

+ Manage sensory evaluation and shelf-life testing programs.

Who You Are…

+ Deciding and Initiating Action: You are able to make timely decisions while weighing risks. You act without being prompted and take responsibility for projects, people, and mistakes.

+ Leading and Supervising: You provide others with clear direction, set behavioral guidelines, delegate work appropriately, empower others and generate energy and enthusiasm, among others. You provide clear feedback on performance and take timely action when goals are not being met. You are an effective coach to others on new tasks and development areas.

+ Persuading and Influencing: You make a strong personal impression on others. You gain clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating. You are able to change the opinions of others and close discussions with firm agreement on all sides.

+ Adapting and Responding to Change: You are able to adapt your own behavior to meet the needs of different people and circumstances. You accept new ideas and change initiatives and show respect and sensitivity towards others. You remain effective even in the face of uncertainty.

What You’ll Need…

+ Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field; or equivalent experience.

+ 5+ years of quality assurance, research & development or operations in food manufacturing.

+ Experience with low acid can foods (LACF), acidified and hot-fill processing.

+ Experience with USDA meat requirements

+ Experience with FDA and FSMA requirements

+ Supervisory experience with proven ability to coach and develop teams.

+ Experience in high-speed manufacturing and union environment

+ Knowledge of food safety, regulations, GMP’s, and Thermal processing preferred

+ Training in Better Processing School and PCQI preferred.

What’s in it for you? Compensation, Benefits & More…

At Beech-Nut, we are devoted to creating an inclusive culture where our team members are professionally challenged and cared for personally.

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and take into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills, relevant work experience, certifications and qualifications, education, and other business needs. Compensation for a role will be in line with the location in which the position is filled.

Our associates also have access to opportunities for professional development and training, access to our on-site amenities as well as many other benefits and perks! We are proud to offer our associates the following:

Pay: The annual base salary range for this onsite role is $100,000 – 120,000. This is a salaried exempt position.

Benefits: This position gives you access to a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage for you and your dependents; life & long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings account, paid vacation and holidays, New York State paid sick time, and 401(k) retirement benefits with 4% company match.

Professional Development:

+ Tuition assistance

+ Access to an online learning system (LMS)

+ Access to robust on-the-job (OTJ) training programs

More Perks!

+ Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community

+ Generous maternity/paternity benefits & take your child’s 1st birthday off

+ Take your birthday off each year!

+ Baby food coupon program until your child’s 2nd birthday

+ Service Awards

Amenities:

+ On-site fitness center

+ On-site cafeteria

+ On-site Company Store

+ A private on-site Mother’s Room to support nursing mothers and pumping needs at work

+ New! Nourish Others Learning Lab with computer stations

What it is like to live in upstate New York…

We are about 30 minutes northwest of Albany, the NY state capital, and 40 minutes southwest of Saratoga Springs. We are near major cultural events, outside recreation and places to have fun throughout the year. From watching the New York City Ballet or listening to Brad Paisley, Cardi B, Dave Matthews Band, Goo Goo Dolls, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, or Tedeschi Trucks Band at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), boating on beautiful Lake George, hiking the famous trails of the Adirondacks, or skiing at Lake Placid, you will find there is plenty to keep you, and/or, your family busy. And, if you are looking for the occasional big city attraction, it is a short drive to Boston, Montreal, and New York City.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

To all agencies: All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Beech-Nut via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Beech-Nut, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Beech-Nut for this position and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the Beech-Nut Nutrition agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid .