Senior Manager Production Planning and Facilities

Senior Manager Production Planning and Facilities

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Recruitment/Posting Title Senior Manager Production Planning and Facilities

The Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) is a unique business incubation and economic development accelerator program, which provides business and technology expertise to small and mid‑size food and agribusinesses in New Jersey and utilizes its outreach capacity to reach the food industry throughout the nation.

The FIC provides extensive programs in training and workforce development; customized and comprehensive business and technical mentoring services; and a 23,000 sq. ft. USDA‑ and FDA‑inspected facility that enables design, development, analysis, commercialization and manufacture of value‑added food products for sale to retail and food service markets.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Manager Production Planning and Facilities for the Food Innovation Center South. This position reports to the Executive Director and Director of the Food Innovation Center (FIC).

• Provides leadership for production planning, manufacturing, scale‑up to commercialization, working in conjunction with product development and quality assurance and training to bring a food product to market.
• Interfaces with the entire management team at FIC.
• Provides total business solutions for farmers, start‑up companies and food processing clients that are served.
• Oversees the mechanical production functionality of the facility and equipment and meets all Rutgers and regulatory requirements, working in conjunction with the FIC Processing Engineering consultant, and Rutgers Facilities and REHS personnel.
• Implements and maintains sanitation and production and sanitation programs and personnel training, in compliance with FDA and USDA regulations for the manufacturing of food products.
• Provides personalized and customized technical support to FIC clients in the areas of regulations and compliance.
• Interfaces with clients daily and provides appropriate food production and sanitation services to maintain facility policies.
• Identifies, implements and/or evaluates advanced strategies for continuous improvement in production processes, client services, sanitation procedures, facility management, building security, food defense, etc.

Grade 07. Benchmark Salary Range: $94,492 – $108,665.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status:
Full Time

Working Hours:

Standard Hours 37.5
Daily

Work Shift:

Day
Work Arrangement:
Fully on‑site.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the food industry.
• 7 years of food industry supervisory experience in a supervisory position in food manufacturing, production planning, facilities management, compliance, and/or sanitation within food processing environments.

• Certifications in HACCP (USDA, FDA, Seafood) and Better Process Control School or ability to become certified upon hiring.

• Understanding of food manufacturing, food safety principles, including GMP’s and SSOP’s and HACCP.
• Experience with food plant operations, quality assurance and technical services.
• Ability to develop strategies and manage multiple projects.
• Comfortable in a training role.
• Ability to create and lead an environment of continuous improvement.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Computer literacy in Excel and Word.
• Ability to analyze data and create technical reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or related field.
• Experience managing all activities in a…