Process Development Lead: Food Manufacturing & Launch

Kettle Cuisine, LLC.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine, LLC. is seeking a Process Development Manager to lead the transition of new recipes into production, owning product launches and ensuring consistent quality through the product lifecycle.

The role requires collaboration with Process Development, Operations, Culinary, QA and Procurement teams, and reports to the site Process Development Technologist. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in process management within food manufacturing, a Bachelor’s in Food Science or related field,

Qualifications

• Requires 5-8 years in process management in the food manufacturing industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related field.
• Familiar with food technologies, practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing transition of new recipes into production and support product launches.
• Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, designing and testing methods and equipment.
• Collaborate with Culinary Team to ensure capabilities and product expectations are met for local customers.
• Highlight manufacturing and quality risks to the cross-functional team and support approvals for factory trials.
• Manage recipe scale-up and write procedures for kettle types and languages; ensure pre-production trials succeed.
• Drive process optimization projects with cross-functional teams and coordinate with Sales, QA and Procurement.

Skills

Process management

Cross-functional leadership

Food science

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science

Job description

Kettle Cuisine, LLC. is seeking a Process Development Manager to lead the transition of new recipes into production, owning product launches and ensuring consistent quality through the product lifecycle.

The role requires collaboration with Process Development, Operations, Culinary, QA and Procurement teams, and reports to the site Process Development Technologist. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in process management within food manufacturing, a Bachelor’s in Food Science or related field,