WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods, Co. is a global manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry. The Company has strong supply relationships with some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Food Service customers. Iconic, global food brands entrust Baldwin Richardson Foods as their partner to deliver the highest quality products that exceed industry standards. The Company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson’s Ice Cream Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments. Baldwin Richardson Foods has manufacturing locations in Macedon, NY and Williamson, NY; Corporate Offices in Oakbrook Terrace, IL and Food Innovation Center Westmont, IL. This role will support both our Macedon and Williamson, NY locations.

WHAT WE NEED

At BRF, we are experiencing a period of rapid growth as a result of successful relationships with existing customers and a rapid influx of new customers. This newly developed position supports the transition and completion of launching new products by communicating technical requirements in the beginning stages of the product development process, provide product, process, scale-up recommendations, and identification of manufacturing assets required for new product launches. Additionally, this role ensures alignment with plant capabilities based on trial outcomes, design intent, and any capital improvements. As needed, the role will develop solutions to technical challenges discovered in the early development of a product. This role will also fill a project management role for the pilot workstream including leading a cross functional team from pilot request through to shipment of compliant samples. The position effectively communicates and interacts across the organization to launch new products.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead new process development initiatives from fuzzy front end early development through commercialization.
• Work directly with the sales and innovation team to schedule, plan and physically execute raw material weigh up, pilot batching and sample filling while providing a technical report on processing parameters, recommendations of processing adjustments, and product quality results.
• Manage the upfront planning of pilot production including working within project management tools to align resources, SAP data set up and procurement processes to secure unique raw materials as needed.
• Responsible for providing product and process design recommendations, scale-up conceptualization, and identification of manufacturing assets needed to support new product launches.
• Leverage cross functional partners across innovation, marketing, operations, and engineering, to drive process needs on innovation and brand maintenance projects.
• Responsible for process led troubleshooting initiatives, creating, and executing design of experiments, and driving technical solutions with Innovation counterparts to resolve any challenges with new formulations.
• Act as a technical resource liaison located at the manufacturing facilities for the Innovation Team as the processing subject matter expert through a developed working knowledge of the existing fully scaled equipment and processes.
• Document the processing instructions for fully scaled new products to be commercialized and be able to revise or create HMI/BCI programming for the manufacturing operation as needed to support new products.
• Provide onsite support for trials/launches as dictated by the risk and design challenges of the project.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturing standard for yield, OEE, and Run Rate are met and properly translated into SAP and Red Zone.
• Provide analytical reports on new product launches evaluating process capability through critical quality data over time.
• Consult with quality and provides recommendations on specification ranges needed and/or changes that need to be made with the customer to ensure process capable specifications are created and maintained for BRF Manufacturing.
• Keep organization abreast of technical processing innovations and applies them appropriately to positively impact the business. Attends trade shows and monitors technical advances in the food industry.
• Support production size pilots and trials as the subject matter expert in partnership with the R&D Food Scientist in processing instructions, adjustments, and change documentation.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing or related engineering discipline.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a related engineering role
• Some experience with regulatory authorities (OSHA, EPA, USDA)
• The ideal candidate will have experience collaborating with multiple functions including commercial teams, R&D, Manufacturing, Engineering, and EHS/Quality.
• Batch processing environment experience is required (e.g. food, beverage, pharma, cosmetic)
• Knowledge of processing and filling equipment with ability to operate required equipment to fulfill pilot batching & filling.
• Excellent communication to deliver clear perspectives on complex formulation and processing requirements.
• A pro-active, high-energy attitude, with a bias towards action.
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects and priorities at once, delegating effectively.
• Ability to read, write and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SAP experience a plus.

HELPFUL TO HAVE

• Previous experience in a production environment start up and/or scale down environment.
• Previous experience with new product and packaging initiatives.
• Experience in plant engineering and capital equipment projects.
• Experience working in SAP, Project Management tool.
• Experience in Aseptic manufacturing or processing.
• Able to travel up to 50% domestically

Generous benefits package, including low premium and out-of-pocket medical/dental/vision costs, vacation, sick, 401k with matching, holiday, birthdays off, designated holidays and floating holidays.

Read more about who we are at:

www.brfoods.com or www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-richardson-foods