Forward resume to:
Sweet Street
Attn: Human Resources Department
722 Hiesters Lane
Reading, PA 19605
Via email: resume@sweetstreet.com
Via fax: 610-921-1134
Sweet Street is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employe
1. PROCESS/PROJECT ENGINEER
2. DIRECTOR OF QUALITY & COMPLIANCE
3. DIRECTOR OF MIS
4. Financial Analyst & General Ledger Accountant
5. GENERAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER
1. Process/Project Engineer
Purpose: The Process/Project Engineer is responsible for cost effectively designing and implementing production methodology, equipment, facility expansions and improvements, in collaboration with other disciplines. The position also provides support to assure cost effective, quality production.
Job Duties:
Complete equipment, process and facility improvement plans including:
- Preliminary information gathering, analysis and justification of project in order to set priority
- Resource identification
- Detailed information gathering, analysis, justification and AR development
- Expedition of approvals
- Development of clear functional specifications
- Purchase order, payment plan & vendor agreement development
- Detailed Implementation and training plan
- Execute projects in terms of quality, timeliness, completeness and effectiveness in reaching the stated goals and objectives, on schedule and within budget.
- Collaborate with other departments in terms of ongoing effectiveness of equipment and process improvements. Monitor utilization, determine effectiveness, and return on implemented improvements.
- Analyze existing production requirements and validity of improvement recommendations. Response to requests for support from other departments.
- Provide Support of new product releases. Review existing practices, identify potential areas for improvement, and analyze process and equipment alternatives.
- Complete timely and accurate weekly status reports.
- Facilitate effective project team meetings.
- Effectively develop and maintain quality partnerships with management and co-workers at all levels to promote and implement improvement projects. Maintain interpersonal and leadership growth.
Requirements: Degreed Mechanical Engineer with 7-10 years food process manufacturing experience. Must possess knowledge in batch and continuous processing, project management skills, and proven history of accomplishments. CAD skills preferred. Controls experience a plus. Team oriented, highly collaborative and able to communicate effectively at all levels.
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.
4. Financial Analyst & General Ledger Accountant
Purpose: Perform accounting functions related to financial analysis, the International business and price development ensuring that all responsibilities are accurately achieved and deadlines are met.
Responsibilities:
- Financial Analysis
- Research plant production and inventory variances, identify root causes, and provide action plan.
- Analyze SL9 cost data for accuracy.
- Populate plant scorecards and additional plant reporting as required.
- Track and report department expenses variances to budget.
- Develop plant and department spend budgets.
- Fixed asset analysis ROI, lease vs buy, etc.
- Prepare information for use in the Balance Scorecard
- Prepare schedules to load international financial detail into the data warehouse
- Special Projects
- International accounting activities include the following:
- Update of currency utility
- Intercompany reconciliation with SSD accountant.
- Point of contact with 3rd party accountants in U.K., France and US
- Prepare and process journal entries for SSD LTD
- Prepare International entities’ US GAAP financial statements.
- Review of Accounts Payable invoices and submit for approvals as necessary
- International financial reporting and analysis in total and by region
- International budget preparation
- Complete quarterly VAT tax submission
- Commissions for international brokers as needed
- Prepare schedules to load international financial detail into the data warehouse
- Complete annual audit for SSD LTD
- Support other projects as needed.
- Pricing activities for Domestic and International business include:
- Summarize all cost information into a product pricing P&L’s and special summaries as needed for managements’ pricing decisions.
- Prepare customer data requests/formats and variance explanations.
- Work with BDM’s to support their efforts and answer customer questions.
- Challenge, investigate and resolve costing assumptions as needed.
- Make recommendations to improve cost structures of products and/or improve practicality of customer acceptance.
- Enhance and modify pricing models as needed to streamline processes, ensure accuracy and adapt to changing management needs.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Accounting
- Minimum of 5 years of international accounting, multi-currency and cost accounting.
- Advanced excel knowledge and data management.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Effective problem solving skills and ability to work independently, exercising judgment to assure appropriate decision making.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
5. GENERAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Reports to: Controller
Purpose: Direct the organization’s accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, including maintaining and improving the company’s accounting, practices, procedures, and initiatives for those areas. Prepare analysis and variance reporting with recommendations to management related to revenues and sales expenses.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise the activities of A/R department employees including oversight of billing customers, cash application, credit & collections and deduction processing.
- Manage broker commission accruals and payment to brokers. Provide related reporting for entry in the P&L cube. Perform monthly journal entries for broker commission expense accruals.
- Manage trade spending accruals. Provide reporting of trade expenses for entry in the P&L cube. Perform monthly journal entries for trade expense accruals and reclassification of cleared open deductions. Calculate and request payment for specific rebates monthly and quarterly.
- Assure trade expense information through deductions and payments flow accurately into CTM. Respond to FSE tasks for repayments, reclassifications and master data requests.
- Issue A/R aging report monthly for the blue book.
- Provide sales variance analysis for monthly financial presentation.
- Provide volume-mix analysis for sales expenses for monthly P&L reporting.
- Supervise the activities of A/P department employees including oversight of invoice processing and vendor payments.
- Interface with outside auditors to answer requests for the annual financial audit related to A/R and A/P including support for specific accruals.
- Manage preparation of annual budget schedules for revenues and sales expenses
- Participate in company projects and potentially lead projects specific to A/P and A/R.
- Provide training and mentoring to direct reports.
- Assist the Controller with reporting and analysis as necessary.
- Complete required steps in Syteline for year-end process.
- Oversee maintenance and update of Syteline master data related to customers, brokers and vendors.
Requirements:
- Degree in Accounting.
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Accomplished in Microsoft Excel.
- Has proven experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Effectively leads and directs the work of others.
