Research & Development Manager - Long Beach, United States - CPS

Description

As the onsite R&D manager for the facility, you will lead the team as a hands-on manager supporting formulation and commercialization.

You will work with a cross-functional team including plant manager, quality manager and operations manager to trouble-shoot, diagnose and implement action plans to optimize formulation to scale-up commercialization at the facility.

As R&D Manager, you will work with senior leadership in sales, marketing, and support initiatives with customers to ensure successful launch of products.

As the leader for R&D at this facility, you will manage concerns and issues that arise, leaving your R&D team to remain on task to complete R&D projects.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Use your formulation and culinary chops to design new products from benchtop to production in salsas and dips categories.

Be able to showcase products at tradeshowsLead all technical development activities to scale up for commercialization, product launch, and post-launch monitoring including development of formula, technical label copy, products specifications, and quality criteriaDevelop, implement, and refine department policies and processes for regulatory, nutritional labeling, documentation and filing, product quality (sensory attributes) and other determined areasWorks with HACCP team to modify HACCP/Food Safety plan accordinglyWorks closely with the Purchasing team to identify solutions and efficienciesMaintains library of product concepts, project proposals, completed project reports and shelf-life study reportsCompletes and documents in house sensory panelsUses nutritional labeling software to maintain formulas/recipes and generate ingredient statements and nutritional fact panelsUses nutritional labeling software to maintain formulas/recipes and generate ingredient statements and nutritional fact panelsMaintains current formulas and procedures and develops new productsAssists in maintaining quality programs, and technical information including ingredient specifications, shelf-life studies, formulas and procedures, and in-process analytical dataWork in close cooperation with Sales and Marketing to present innovative products to customers and drive customer focused developmentCollaborate with cross-functional departments to commercialize new productsWork closely with the Quality Assurance team on production protocols, product shelf-life studies and ingredient qualificationsProvide coaching to junior team members
If youd like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Damon Wickmann at .

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114.24DW#LI-DM2Job Requirements Technical Qualifications:
BS/MS in Food Science.

7-10 years experience in the Food Industry in Research & Development with experience in formulation to production in CPG highly preferred.

Can come from dairy, salsa, produce, desserts, dips.

Refrigerated is ideal2-3 years leadership as team lead or associate manager or R&D managerProven track record of successful product development from concept to commercialization requiredGood understanding of formulating refrigerated products a plusKnowledge of Genesis is a plusAbility to manage multiple complex projects concurrently and work independently as your manager will be at another locationExcellent verbal, written, and oral communicationExecutional excellence, personal leadership and customer focus a mustTravel about 10% of time occasionalIf youd like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Damon Wickmann at .I have always been an advocate of life and career strategy management.

I am also a 'Foodie' at heart and love recruiting for food and beverage companies.
My background in education has provided me tools to support my passion for helping talented people with career advancement.
I have transitioned from college advising to career recruiting where I combine that with my other passion

• FoodI recruit excellent people for the food industry and the science behind what we eat and drink.

This includes research and development in the lab through commercialization and the quality people behind the scenes that make it all happen. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
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