Technical Document Manager​/Coordinator

Technical Document Manager / Coordinator

Catalina Snacks is a high growth food company producing and marketing Better-for-You Cereals and Snacks that deliver uncompromised taste, with low sugar and positive nutrition with protein and fiber. This is an amazing opportunity for a driven, technical and hands‑on packaging development professional to make an immediate impact in a high growth, values‑based company. You’ll be working within an aligned and committed team, playing a key role in shaping the future of the business.

You will be entering Catalina Snacks at an exciting time, as we have rebuilt the Leadership team to enable accelerated growth as we embark on an ambition to rapidly scale Catalina Crunch into a mainstream national brand over the next few years. Working at Catalina Snacks offers a path to a career high point for your professional growth and development by building a brand that helps consumers eat well and stay healthy.

If you’re ready to make your mark by bringing packaging technical excellence to the team and being part of the transformational brand that truly makes a difference, this is the role for you.

• Responsible for identifying quality, detecting defects, and ensuring consistency across cereal and snack mix SKUs
• Evaluates, grades and scores finished product cereal or snack mixes against coating coverage and sensory flavor standards
• Evaluates, grades, and scores raw material (uncoated cereal base) and ingredients (e.g., pea protein)
• Collaborates with Catalina manufacturing and quality, and co‑manufacturers of cereal bases, to ensure product consistency
• Must have ability to evaluate products with high degree of sensory accuracy
• Previous experience in cereal sensory, or coffee or cheese grading a plus
• Experience in AQL or statistical sampling methodology a plus
• Will be working in the Indianapolis, IN area
• Travel to co‑manufacturers primarily in the Midwest region, for on‑site calibration and auditing of cereal quality

The Technical Document Manager / Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the creation, establishment and maintenance of technical documents for the organization including ingredient and raw material specifications, standard operating procedures and quality control procedures. Will provide oversight and leadership of the documentation processes, approvals and the system in which to maintain documents.

• The position will have responsibility for the creation, revision, updating and approval of technical documents such as specifications, standard operating procedures and quality inspection documents
• Create ingredients and raw material specification documents
• Oversee the approval process of documents, ensuring appropriate templates are utilized, and that documents are routed, reviewed, approved, distributed, controlled and implemented
• Review documents for accuracy and completeness in formatting and content
• Coordinate, schedule, conduct, and facilitate document review meetings as needed
• Organize existing document storage system
• Oversee design and implementation of a specification system
• Support internal and external audit activities including plant audits and inspections
• Other duties may be assigned as required

Up to $130,000 + 10% Bonus

• BS degree in Science or another related field / discipline. Extensive and significant experience can be considered in lieu of a BS degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, preferably in food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical device or supplements industries
• Experience working with electronic document control systems preferred
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Knowledge of Quality Management System processes and applicable regulations
• Demonstrated ability to work well with cross-f̣unctional departments
• Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills

• Exhibit positive attitude regarding work and responsibilities
• Ability to work collaboratively within teams
• Is creative and intellectually curious; tried different and novel ways to solve obstacles
• Ability to write policy and procedures in their areas of responsibility
• Ability to prioritize and multitask required
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy is required
• Fluent in applications such as MS Excel and Word

If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Kristine O’Sullivan, Sr. Partner, at