What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Performance Leader position at Astrix?
Technical Performance Supervisor or Manager
Direct hire opportunity
Pay Range: Supervisor 75k-90k Manager 90k-110K
Each are Bonus eligible
Location: Burnsville Minnesota 55306
Our client is a long-standing contract spray dryer serving food and nutraceutical market segments. Their customers range from small companies to Fortune 50 food companies, west coast to east coast!
We are seeking a Supervisor and/or Manager level candidate to join the food manufacturing team and nutraceutical market segments to build the organization’s technical capabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Assess company performance, procedures, work flow documents, run performance, QA standards and failures, company training, and go-to market approach. Develop and prioritize areas for potential improvement.
- Remain up-to-date and current with industry best practices to seek opportunities to enhance companies performance
- Prep for each upcoming run - check for alignment of equipment status, operator training, raw material availability, and Process Control Parameters (PCP) with the team
- Support CAPEX projects from issue and opportunity assessment, supplier options, implementation, documentation, training, and evaluation.
- Support investigation of quality incidents, using a 5 Whys and CAPA approach.
- Support QA and Maintenance in their problem-solving and improvement efforts
- Serve a management role when it comes to overseeing high risk runs that often require 24/7 management presence.
- Serve as back-up Operations Manager, as needed.
- Lead and document internal work and internal team related to new customer, new product opportunities, assessing and implementing customer requested changes
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Advanced Certifications in Food Processing, Quality Management, or related areas are a plus
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial role within food manufacturing, with hands-on expertise in spray drying technology preferably in the production of food powders.
- Experience with optimizing production processes and improving efficiency in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), and other food safety regulations.
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve technical issues related to spray drying
This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!
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Salary : $75,000 - $110,000
