Jobs at Alamance Foods Inc

Leads food and beverage product development and commercialization from concept through full-scale manufacturing. Responsibilities include formulation, process development, pilot trials, plant validation, scale-up, startup, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, regulatory compliance, and customer technical support. Partners cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, and customers while mentoring R&D staff and managing multiple launches.

Analyze manufacturing and engineering data to identify trends, risks, inefficiencies, and cost-saving opportunities. Build datasets, dashboards, and reports using SQL, Python, Excel, and Power BI or Tableau. Support CAPEX financial analysis, ROI and payback modeling, operational KPI tracking, data validation, continuous improvement, and process optimization. Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and leadership teams in an onsite manufacturing environment.

Manages full-cycle recruitment for salaried and hourly roles, emphasizing professional, technical, leadership, and complex searches. Partners with hiring managers on intake, job descriptions, sourcing strategies, and timelines. Oversees recruiting platforms, agencies, internships, college and community partnerships, candidate pipelines, recruiting metrics, and Paycom administration. Represents the company at career and community events while ensuring compliant, professional candidate communication and supporting broader HR activities.

Coordinates supplier and ingredient compliance documentation, onboarding records, Certificates of Analysis, certifications, questionnaires, and approval requirements. Maintains supplier data and expiration tracking in TraceGains, follows up on missing documentation, reviews COAs against specifications, supports audits, and assists internal users and suppliers. Collaborates with Supply Chain, Quality, Food Safety, R&D, Laboratory, and Operations teams while developing knowledge of food manufacturing and safety processes.

Leads the design, programming, integration, troubleshooting, and reliability of automated manufacturing systems. Provides advanced support for PLC, HMI, SCADA, and DCS platforms; coordinates hardware and software integration; performs root cause analysis; improves maintenance and equipment reliability; supports preventive maintenance and operator training; and manages multiple capital projects from planning through commissioning. The role also maintains engineering documentation, coordinates suppliers and plant teams, and drives continuous-improvement initiatives.

Designs and maintains Power BI dashboards and reports for sales decision-making. Extracts, integrates, cleans, and analyzes data from multiple market and category management sources. Conducts line reviews and category performance analyses, identifies trends and growth opportunities, and delivers data-driven recommendations. Develops customized dashboards, reporting materials, and PDF documentation to support sales teams, product evaluations, and customer presentations.

Design and optimize food and beverage operations and packaging processes. Build databases, dashboards, and KPI reports; perform statistical and prescriptive analysis; collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, Marketing, and suppliers; evaluate packaging materials for safety, quality, and sustainability; develop specifications and testing protocols; implement automation and efficiency improvements; and troubleshoot production issues.

The Marketing Manager develops and executes marketing strategies, supports brand and product initiatives, coordinates cross-functional projects, conducts market and competitor research, manages content and communications, organizes trade shows and promotional events, and tracks marketing performance. The role collaborates with Sales, R&D, Operations, and leadership to support business growth across multiple food and beverage segments.

Manage and grow a portfolio of national strategic accounts through consultative selling, account planning, upselling/cross-selling, forecasts, CRM management, and cross-functional coordination. Serve as primary customer contact, deliver presentations and business reviews, ensure program execution, and travel frequently to customer sites and company facilities.