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Sweet Street
Attn: Human Resources Department
722 Hiesters Lane
Reading, PA 19605
or fax to 610-921-1134.

Sweet Street is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employe

1. PLANT ENGINEER     Greenville, SC

2. DIRECTOR OF QUALITY & COMPLIANCE

3. DIRECTOR OF MIS

 

1. PLANT ENGINEER     Greenville, SC

REPORTS TO:      Plant Manager

PURPOSE:  Manage all aspects of  process and facility engineering, including Electrical Engineering, Packaging Engineering and Maintenance to assure equipment and facility readiness for production operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:    

• Assure the effective design, implementation, operation and maintenance of packaging equipment, including wrapping, flow wrapping, packing and skidding equipment. Oversee the utilization of packaging equipment, including hands-on oversight of start-ups, change-overs, and performing intermittent checks of equipment functionality during packaging runs.
• Trouble shoot packaging equipment issues. Resolve programming issues around coordination of speeds across the packaging system.   Integrate new packaging designs with in-house equipment or propose new equipment to support new packaging concepts.
• Test and analyze results of new packaging interface with equipment and make recommendations accordingly.
• Identify and implement packaging cost saving opportunities and emerging packaging concepts.
• Identify packaging material problems and resolve issues of quality, performance and supply with vendors. Analyze faults encountered and categorize systematically for resolution.
• Coordinate equipment repair and modification with equipment vendors.
• Coordinate equipment pm’s with the Maintenance staff. Recommend additions, changes and improvements based on root cause analysis of equipment failure.
• Plan and execute new equipment projects or assist other department members with projects.
• Assure effective interface between Maintenance staff and other departments to resolve conflicts, identify root cause of problems, and implement and document improvements.
• Manage department resources, including labor and equipment, to assure adequate resources to support production, including set-ups, corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, machine cleaning and parts room functions.
• Develop, coordinate and implement with the Sanitation Manager proper cleaning procedures for all equipment .

• Perform employment functions including interviewing, conducting corrective action counseling, employee development and performance appraisal.
• Oversee the planning, development, implementation and overall management of the E- Maint system, maximizing the reporting value of the system and utilization by department staff.
• Oversee spare parts inventory management, monitor parts usage, investigation of alternative vendors, and reporting of high cost/high use parts to justify equipment. Oversee Maintenance Purchasing, including processing non-stock inventory purchase requisitions, and tracking of requisitions to ensure on-time pick-up or delivery of parts and supplies.
• Assure strict adherence to Safety, GMP, SOP, Allergen control, and HACCP requirements.
• Oversee tasks as designated for implementation and maintenance of the SQF Food Safety systems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of experience working with food processing and packaging equipment in food or similar manufacturing environment
• Minimum of five years of experience in a management role, demonstrating dynamic leadership and exceptional skill in developing and motivating technical teams
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, engineering and maintenance concepts and equipment.
• Proficiency in PLC programming and utilization of robotics.
• Proficiency in computer use including, Microsoft Word, Excel, Project.
• Ability to work independently as well as member of a team
• Proficient writing and communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational, problem solving, prioritizing, and decision making skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills at various levels to obtain cooperation and information.
• Flexibility in work hours and schedule.

 

2. DIRECTOR OF QUALITY & COMPLIANCE

REPORTS TO:  President & CEO

PURPOSE:  Establishes, directs, and coordinates all aspects of corporate Quality Assurance systems to achieve product quality, and performance for customer satisfaction, profitability, and regulatory compliance.  Organizes and executes research to provide technical support to new product development efforts, product enhancements, and manufacturing technological improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Provide expert opinion, advice, and recommendations to the organization regarding quality processes, relevant regulations, and compliance factors. Regulatory requirements include US and worldwide regulations, standards, and guidance documents.
• Develop and execute corporate quality programs to ensure conformity of purchased materials and finished products to quality standards.
• Maintain and publish departmental reports to communicate quality performance and statistical trend analysis.
• Review regulatory/compliance/safety laws and regulations which govern and impact company operations and compares them to current practices. Develops and implements required standards to assure company’s regulatory compliance.  Anticipates changes to the regulatory landscape and provides direction to the Company in preparing for and addressing these changes.
• Oversees Quality Management Systems, including establishing specified product requirements, defining and communicating authorities and responsibilities internally, acting as designated management representative and ensuruing that all processes for the QMS are established, implemented and maintained.
• Institute processes, procedures and training to support corporate geographic, market, product and industry expansion which may involve
  • Import/export requirements, duties, taxes and shipping requirements
  • Product approval processes in various geographic locations
  • Regulations, laws and industry standards

• Support regulatory aspects of product labeling, to including ingredient listing, country of origin, allergen review, etc.
• Conduct regular internal auditing of all aspects of the compliance and regulatory areas to ensure no gaps exist.
• Support new product development activities, working with R&D, Engineering, Purchasing, Operations and
• Sales to assure quality goals are documented and achieved in ingredients and finished goods.
• Ensure proper, adequate, and compliant quality assurance system documentation is established and maintained for domestic and international products, including documentation of processes to ensure that manufactured products conform to specifications.
• Research, recommend and implement state-of-the art systems and equipment for quality management and testing for foreign material detection, shelf life testing and micro issues.
• Provide technical oversight in the area of chemistry, microbiology and physical testing of components and finished goods to meet required standards.
• Assure plant-wide compliance to GMP’s and food safety requirements.
• Oversee food safety tasks as required for foreign material control, sanitation, critical control point operation, GMP’s and storage practices.
• Oversee tasks as designated for implementation and maintenance of the SQF Food Safety systems.
• Analyze, document and provide resolution to customer complaints and foreign material issues.
• Oversee inspections and audits.
• Train, development and motivate the required staff to meet department objectives

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related discipline.  Advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years experience in the food manufacturing industry, with a minimum of 5 years of experience managing quality and regulatory affairs.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of domestic and international food manufacturing regulations and standards, including AIB, FDA, USDA and SQF.
• Project management experience.
• Strong ability to manage cross functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills.

3. Director of MIS

Reports To:  VP of Planning and Technology

Job Summary: The Director of MIS oversees the operation of the MIS Department for the two plant organization. The Director of MIS manages all operational activities of the MIS department, and provides direction and support for IS solutions that enhance mission-critical business objectives. The Director of MIS works closely with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.

Environment:

• Microsoft Windows server, Exchange server, Office, SQL server, Terminal server.
• VMWare
• Applications on premise: Sharepoint, Syteline 9, Cognos, AS2, Tapit, Markem, ESHA, Shop floor scheduling system, Shop floor quality system, R&D design system
• Applications supported off premise: EMaint, FSE

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the critical importance of service to the Company’s business, MIS desktop functions and systems.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to various teams, including Desktop IT.
• Provide strategic leadership and tactical oversight in the management of people and operational resources, ensuring successful delivery of services.
• Manage contracted programming resources.
• Author and maintain appropriate policies, procedures and documentation for MIS.
• Run an operational organization defining service-level objectives, optimizing operational activities and driving visibility into operations through analysis, trends and measurement.
• Create and enhance the measurement of change control processes to drive stability and uptime to production and user systems.
• Oversee problem management processes to identify and proactively rectify incident trends.
• Set, maintain and improve alerting and monitoring of all systems, applications and critical infrastructure.
• Assess performance, develop improvement plans and implement solutions to drive continuous improvement for desktop services.
• Collaborate with operational support teams to ensure service desk and desktop services exceed client expectations.
• Build high performance teams through staff development, recruitment and retention to support growing business needs.
• Develop and monitor departmental operating budget.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field.
• Master’s degree in computer science or MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years MIS experience in a large, enterprise systems environment, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing a department of professional IT staff with demonstrated leadership skills.
• Hands-on technical ability, programming skills, understanding of manufacturing systems management and ERP knowledge with process and process-improvement orientation.
• Knowledge of Local Area Networks, telephone switches and communications with remote locations.
• Knowledge of virtual environment.
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills to interface with all levels within the organization.
• Project management, problem-solving and presentation experience.
• Ability to manage rapid change, conflicting demands and crisis resolution.