Senior Flavor Manufacturing Technician (Hybrid)

Altria Group, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Professional development stipends

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Altria Compounds LLC (ACL) in Richmond, VA, seeks a Senior Technician responsible for ingredient management and flavor manufacturing for ACL customers. You will ensure accurate receipt, staging for evaluation, warehousing, staging for production, and flavor production/compounding per SAP recipes, while adhering to cGMP and wearing PPE.

This role requires knowledge of the metric system, potential 1+ year flavor manufacturing experience, and ability to operate forklifts.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the metric system is required.
• 1+ year of experience with flavor manufacturing is desired.
• Knowledge of sanitary equipment design and cGMP is desired.
• Ability to apply mathematics and conversions.
• Ability to learn SAP R3 and proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PLC/HMI.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to wear PPE in a flavor manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate forklifts and hand trucks.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work any shift.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining inventory and daily reconciliations of materials used in production.
• Performing physical inventory to ensure LIFO/FIFO compliance and annual chemical inventory checks.
• Following predetermined flavor formulas to compound flavors from SAP.
• Performing and documenting verifications on calibrated equipment per the QMS.
• Receiving raw materials into inventory, verifying paperwork, entering SAP data, and labeling material.
• Managing shipping requirements for Altria Compounds, including hazardous materials per DOT rules.
• Handling hazardous waste, monitoring storage, and performing disposal accounting (RCRA training).
• Coordinating ingredient sampling for other facilities and adjusting inventory accordingly.

Skills

Metric system knowledge

Flavor manufacturing experience

cGMP knowledge

Mathematical conversions

SAP R3 proficiency

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

PLC/HMI familiarity

Interpersonal skills

PPE compliance

Forklift operation

Lift 50 pounds

Shift flexibility

Tools

SAP R3

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

PLC/HMI systems

Job description

Altria Compounds LLC (ACL) in Richmond, VA, seeks a Senior Technician responsible for ingredient management and flavor manufacturing for ACL customers. You will ensure accurate receipt, staging for evaluation, warehousing, staging for production, and flavor production/compounding per SAP recipes, while adhering to cGMP and wearing PPE.

This role requires knowledge of the metric system, potential 1+ year flavor manufacturing experience, and ability to operate forklifts.