**Job Title: Quality Control and Product Development Manager** **Reports to:** President **Position Type:** Permanent, Full-time **Shift:** 1st **Job Summary** We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a **Quality Control and Product Development Manager** . This dynamic role involves leading critical improvement processes and bridging the gap between product development and commercialization efforts for a national food manufacturer. Key responsibilities include developing implementation plans and standards, spearheading commercialization processes, and ensuring seamless integration between product development and quality control to achieve customer and company goals. **Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities** **1. Develop Implementation Plans and Standards** + Assess operational metrics to ensure adherence to product quality standards. + Establish and maintain product specifications for all produced items. + Design and lead kaizen events and blitzes to improve product quality, process flow, and reduce mean time between failures. + Champion problem-solving initiatives to eliminate root causes and prevent recurrence. **2. Lead Commercialization Processes** + Oversee commercialization efforts to align with customer and company needs. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches and market adoption. + Work closely with Production teams to optimize processes, improve yields, and reduce costs. **3. Coaching and Training** + Train and qualify plant personnel in improvement methodologies. + Provide coaching on project deliverables and implementation strategies. **4. Support R&D Integration** + Prioritize and support R&D initiatives to ensure comprehensive and accurate processes and data. + Collaborate with R&D teams to optimize research outputs and streamline workflows. **5. Ensure Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance** + Partner with Quality and Food Safety Departments to validate and ensure accuracy of product development information. + Implement measures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices. + Participate as a member of the Food Safety Team and hold HACCP certification. **6. Manage Projects and Reporting** + Provide regular updates to stakeholders to ensure project transparency and alignment. + Foster communication channels to maintain responsiveness to market demands. **Knowledge, Skills & Abilities** **Education and Experience** + Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, food science, business management/analytics, or a related scientific field; advanced degree preferred. + 3–5 years of experience in food manufacturing operations with a focus on continuous improvement and commercialization. + Proven project management and communication experience. + Knowledge of quality standards, food safety, and regulatory requirements. **Key Skills and Abilities** + Strong understanding of food science principles. + Leadership skills with a proactive approach to technical problem-solving. + Ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously. + Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both oral and written. + Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. + Team player with a positive attitude and strong relationship-building skills. + Expertise in food product design, formulation, ingredient functionality, process design, product scale-up, plant testing, and commercialization. + Knowledge of USDA regulations and food industry quality and safety standards. **Working Environment and Physical Demands** + Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to stand and walk. + Occasionally required to sit, use hands, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, or smell. + Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. + Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment. + Exposure to varying noise levels and temperatures (hot and cold). + Frequent exposure to food tasting and smells, including allergens. ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.