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R & D and Quality Quality Assurance Manager-South Our client is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager for a large food plant. Thermal processing is mandatory. This person will develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance processes to assure their products meet or exceed company standards, regulatory guidelines, and customer expectations. BS in Science (MS preferred) or related and at least 5 years experience needed. Business Scientist, Product Development Position Overview: This is a senior level R&D technical track position requiring broad-based experience in the research and development of nutritional ingredients. This position requires strong program and project management skills with a high level of technical creativity. A background including starch, lipid, or protein metabolism and a solid understanding of starch and starch processing is preferred. Essential Job Functions: High level of intuition and creativity in identifying and designing new ingredients based on customer, patent , scientific and business perspectives Use knowledge and experience to lead and drive the development of novel, starch-derived nutritional ingredients Supervise 2 degreed research chemists; manage various outside support labs Function as technical liaison with internal support groups Ability to drive projects from concept to hand off to commercialization teams Ability to communicate complex technical information (formally and informally) to a variety of internal and external scientist and managers Other Skills/Abilities: Familiarity with various search engines for review of patents and primary technical literature Good business acumen, maintain strong relationships with internal matrixed resource and external customers Strong people skills Education and Experience: B.S./M.S. degree in Food Science or related technical field with 10+ yrs experience in developing ingredients or consumer products for the food industry; PhD degree with 5+ yrs experience Sales Sr. Feed Sales Representative We are looking for an experienced sales representative with experience calling on animal feed and supplement manufacturers. This position is based in the Midwest. This salesperson will call on animal feed and supplement companies. He/she will be home based and travel to key accounts located primarily in the Midwest between Minneapolis and St. Louis. The package includes: Base, bonus, car allowance, and benefits. A technical degree is required. Key Account Manager – Pacific Northwest .This position is responsible for developing and building relationships with key current and potential customers and accounts. This position will manager all day to day account activities and prepare and implement strategic and tactical account development plans. This position requires strong project management, organizational, communication, interpersonal skills – influencing, resolving conflict, and creative problem solving skills, proven success in cross functional sales activities, the ability to work individually and in a team environment, and excellent oral and written communication skills. Travel is 50% of the time. A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Food or Agricultural Science or Engineering is necessary with a preference for science or engineering degrees. 10 years progressive technical sales and/or account executive experience in food ingredients industry is required as well. The position is based in the pacific northwest and this person needs to based there or willing to relocate to the area. Purchasing Manager of Procurement - Ingredients & Packaging-Pacific NW JOB PURPOSE: This position is responsible for the development of maximum value in the procurement of all food ingredients and packaging-related services. Develops and administers key supplier partnerships based upon measurable continuous improvements. Manages information and systems requirements essential for the smooth supply chain flow of materials and services as required by the production plans for all facilities. RESPONSIBILITIES AND INFLUENCE: Sources ingredients and packaging material in compliance with specifications and process capabilities. Provides key information on costing, material regulatory compliance and new products. Leads vendor consolidation efforts on raw materials, ingredients and packaging. Leads supplier certification process for raw materials and packaging. Initiates long term agreements & alliances with emphasis on price stability. Proactively manages supplier service, quality and availability issues for minimal impact on facilities. Leads efforts to most effectively utilize internal information in the supply chain management of materials. Develops ongoing purchasing strategies to optimize inventory investment, coordinates cost reduction and avoidance efforts. Manages and communicates at-risk material inventory, insures packaging specifications are current. Manages & coordinates supplier interface with internal functional areas. Utilizes quarterly supplier scorecards to manage vendor performance and exceptions. Delegates and appropriately prioritizes staff workloads, provide training to staff to meet business needs proactively. Provides back-up for the Director of Procurement. Performs other duties as assigned. Technical Capability Knowledge of food grade ingredients & packaging. Understanding of the contracting process, pricing terms and conditions. Understanding of all cost components that impact finished goods. Ability to distinguish value versus price. Understanding of good manufacturing practices, high degree of knowledge of food grade quality processes regarding raw materials. Understanding of logistical and supply chain issues and trends. Strong information system skills. MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Four year Bachelor’s degree. Eight years progressive purchasing experience. Packaging and food ingredient exposure. Three years progressive management and supervision of others. For more information on this and other positions in the food industry, please contact: Packaging Engineer-Mechanical Location: Maryland Requirements: * Packaging or Mechanical Engineering Degree * 5+ years of experience * 50% travel to domestic plants, Canada and Mexico. * Fluent in Spanish * Familiarity with VFFS equipment, high speed baggers, metal detectors/check scales, bundlers, casers, carton erectors/loaders, palletizers, stretch wrappers and conveyor systems. * Working knowledge of servo drives, optical encoders, positioning systems, machine sequencing, Allen Bradley PLC's Description: * Work with various vendors to identify appropriate equipment * Work with manufacturing to see how projects integrate with existing operations * Work with manufacturing and various suppliers to select best equipment * Run trials at vendor sites * Work with purchasing to identify vendors for equipment and obtain pricing * Develop performance guarantees * Work with manufacturing to develop installation costs * Work with manufacturing on installation, commissioning of new equipment Plant Packaging Engineer-Central Ohio Our client is looking for a good packaging engineer with 3+ years of experience in a food or consumer goods manufacturing facility. This person will be responsible for optimization of packaging lines. The growth opportunities are very strong within the organization. Plant Processing Engineer-Central Ohio Our client is looking for a good process engineer with 4-5+ years of experience in a food or consumer goods manufacturing facility. This person will be responsible for optimization of processing lines. The growth opportunities are very strong within the organization. Packaging Project Engineer – MN Our client is looking for a corporate Project Engineer with experience and understanding of high speed packaging systems, motion control, and material handling. This person will be the lead engineer on projects with minimal direction. He/she will have worked on projects larger than $1MM and be able to handle multiple project assignments. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience and the ability to travel up to 50% of the time. Operations and Engineering Plant Engineering Manager Our client is a Fortune 500 CPG manufacturer with an outstanding record of producing high quality food products. This role provides site leadership for technical solutions to operational problems including trouble shooting, debottlenecking, and process optimization. The position reports to the plant manager with a dotted line to headquarters. A BS in engineering or equivalent and a minimum of 6-10 years technical experience in a manufacturing environment is required. This person should have an engaging leadership style as well. Electrical Controls Engineer- Various Locations Our client is looking for a strong electrical controls engineer with a minimum of 5 years of controls engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. A strong background with Allen Bradley and Wonderware. Significant experience with Process Control and Panel Design. This person must have good communication and team skills. The position has strong growth opportunities and career development potential. A minimum of 5 years experience is required. Electrical Controls Engineer Our client, a Fortune 500 food manufacturer is looking for an Electrical Controls Engineer that has experience developing PLC ladder logic and HMI programming for the following platforms: Allen-Bradley SLC500, PLC5, ControlLogix, and Allen-Bradley’s HMI's. Also exp. developing Wonderware InTouch applications and servo drive programming applications. Also experience with Industrial Ethernet and Communications Networks. Knowledge of Batch Processing and Packaging Systems is also needed. Electrical systems and standards including NEC, NFPA, and OSHA are necessary. This person will develop a 3-4 year control strategy for the plant and develop controls applications where needed. Trouble-shoot where required.
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Suthers & Associates P.O. Box 981 Monticello, MN 55362 Phone: (763) 878-2079 Fax: (763) 878-2547 Toll Free: 1-888-200-2084 Email: info@suthers.com |
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