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

Suthers & Associates

    P.O. Box 981  Monticello, MN 55362

   Phone: (763) 878-2079  Fax: (763) 878-2547

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