Teams 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.