Your Opportunity as the Bakery Science Leader
In this role, you will be able to lead and contribute in meaningful ways at our Scottsville, KY facility. This role is responsible for providing technical leadership to enhance overall productivity, safety, and quality by quantifying, sustaining, and monitoring incoming raw ingredients and its impact to the process and equipment. The role must effectively collaborate with production teams and leadership while supporting Corporate R&D.
Location: Scottsville, KY
Report To: Bakery Department Manager
Work Arrangements: 100% on-site
In this role you will:
Be responsible for the manufacturing of consumer foods which comply with all Food Safety, Quality, and regulatory requirements. Understanding and supporting The J.M. Smucker, Scottsville Safety Program policies and performing work related activities in a safe manner. Recognizing unsafe work conditions and suggesting new safety standards as appropriate
Develop the capability of technicians, leaders, and managers at the site to understand the baking process flow, inputs and outputs, control variables, basic baking troubleshooting, and opportunity to manage direct reports.
Standardize bakery process knowledge into E&T at the site
Model the Basic Beliefs and Our Commitment to Each Other
Develop a proactiveness program to prevent process, quality, and equipment losses through trending and predictive analysis that statistically correlates the impact of incoming raw material ingredients to production processes, quality, and equipment.
Support and provide guidance to operations/engineering organizations on improving existing operations, troubleshooting of major problems, cost-savings ideas, and evaluation of new production opportunities
Partner with Department Manager in developing and delivering business master plan, including key technical and organizational projects.
Drive high-performance work culture by engaging with team members on the floor and coaching to problem solve, make decisions, and become self-reliant
Leverage High-Performance Organizational principles to develop leadership skills in individuals and the Bakery teams
Develop an expert level understanding of the equipment, process and materials used to run a high-volume bakery; provide technical support to the bakery department both dayshift & nightshift when needed
Drive out defects in the process and enhance overall productivity, safety, and quality by collaborating with production teams and leadership
Develop and improve process documentation
Manage crop year flour variations effectively
Manage a bakery lab and the evaluation of ingredients, optimization of formulas for quality, performance, consumer-liking, and profitability
Manage the bakery lab technicians and be able to train them on all bakery lab testing, calibration, and communication
Function as a technical leader within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and departmental projects
Identify and implement cost and process improvement projects necessary to run a stable, efficient operation; may lead multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously
Work with R&D to create and improve formulations based on consumer and marketing feedback and/or sensory results
Build and leverage strong internal/external network to gain insight, influence, and information regarding the bread industry
Develop strong relationships with Corporate R&D, Other Production Sites, Marketing, Engineering, and external vendors
Help organization stay current with applicable innovative technologies, ingredients, product trends, and competitive activities
Assist in executing plant start up Commissioning, Qualification, and Verification (CQV) activities for plant start-up.
Other tasks as required
The Right Role for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in a Bread or Bakery Science degree or Engineering degree (Chemical Engineering Preferred)
Food manufacturing or large-scale bakery experience
Some travel will be required (i.e., benchmarking, industry shows, corporate meetings)
Proven project management skills and technical problem-solving capability
Ability to work and influence within a team environment
Self-motivated, organized, and able to learn new skills/technologies quickly
Be available for escalation calls on off-shifts & weekends and willingness to come into work as needed
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Experience in sensory training, culinary, recipe development, and tolerance testing
Ability to effectively engage, lead, and build capability of the production floor
Effectively works across organization boundaries and with diverse teams
Strong analytical troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause identification skills
Decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision making
Time management/prioritization – demonstrated ability to manage several tasks at a time through to completion and meet the needs of multiple customers
Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Willingness to work a flexible schedule that most effectively supports the organization
Hourly management experience
Resonant leadership skills
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