R & D Director

R & D Director - Manufacturing Alpharetta

Highly customer service focused food manufacturing R & D Director role. Provides end to end hands‑on and strategic quality oversight related to compliance, specifications, auditing, and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with USDA and FDA regulations.
• Ensure compliance with auditing scheme and GFSI certification maintenance.
• Develop, implement, and monitor processes and procedures to ensure the plant is audit ready.
• Lead Customer and third‑party audits
• Ability to compose and implement food safety program, policies, training and conduct / maintain associated trainings
• Pest Control
• Chemical Control
• Preventive Maintenance
• Allergen Control
• Environmental Monitoring
• Approved Supplier
• Sanitation
• Verification / Validation
• Record Management
• Monitoring of procedures and direct observations
• Corrective action procedures and records

• Ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Track / trend consumer complaints and report KPI to the team.
• Onboard new products to ensure all quality and food safety requirements are met.
• Ensure product packaging is in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain internal / external specifications.
• Gather / log / maintain raw material specifications.
• Gather / log / maintain Customer (plant) audit/QA records.
• Work with Customer and supplier to create labels / review / approve / record / maintain.
• Work internally and externally to ensure scale up/commercialization is flawless.
• Ensure that R&D projects involving product development are delivered in accordance with customer time and all related documentation.
• Other such duties as assigned.

• Experience in USDA and FDA processing.
• Experience with CPG products and packaging.
• Understanding of Quality and Good Safety Process controls and how to apply them to get desired result.
• Bachelor's degree (B.
  
  A.) from four‑year college or university; or four to six years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Base salary 100k-120k plus Benefits and Excellent growth potential.
Please send your resume to  for immediate consideration.

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