Senior Process Development Lead — Food Manufacturing

Paycom - ATS; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a Process Development Manager in Lynn, MA to lead the transition of new recipes into production and ensure product quality across the lifecycle. You will own new product launches in production and collaborate with QA, Culinary, Operations, and Procurement teams.

The role requires 5–8 years in process management in food manufacturing, a Bachelor's in Food Science or related field, and strong Excel and data-management skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years in process management in the food manufacturing industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related field.
• Familiarity with a variety of food technologies, practices and procedures.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage local process team and develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, designing and testing methods and equipment.
• Collaborate with Culinary Team on all new recipes for local factory to ensure capabilities and product expectations are met.
• Highlight manufacturing and quality risks to the cross-functional team.
• Approve recipes for factory trials and manage transition to factory-ready recipes.
• Oversee recipe scale up, written procedures for kettles, and recipe management across kettle types.
• Direct process team for pre-production trials and launches to ensure scale-up success.
• Design testing methods to assure product and process quality and establish standards.

Skills

Process management

Leadership

Problem solving

Quality focus

Food industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a Process Development Manager in Lynn, MA to lead the transition of new recipes into production and ensure product quality across the lifecycle. You will own new product launches in production and collaborate with QA, Culinary, Operations, and Procurement teams.

The role requires 5–8 years in process management in food manufacturing, a Bachelor's in Food Science or related field, and strong Excel and data-management skills.