Jobs at Balchem Corporation

Supports Corporate R&D laboratory activities through analytical testing, product characterization, formulation and process development, scale-up trials, raw-material qualification, application development, and in-process analysis. Conducts laboratory and bench-top experiments involving microencapsulates, coatings, and active ingredients. Prepares reports and presentations, collaborates with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, sales, and R&D teams, and works across office, laboratory, and pilot-plant environments.

Coordinates intercompany inventory replenishment across Balchem’s global network. Manages intercompany purchase and sales orders, monitors inventory and order status, resolves shipment, pricing, invoicing, and transaction discrepancies, and supports month-end controls. Collaborates with supply chain, procurement, customer service, finance, accounting, logistics, and operations teams. Participates in process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, documentation, testing, and training to improve inventory visibility, transaction accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Supports global transfer pricing compliance, documentation, analysis, and audit readiness. Responsibilities include preparing Master and Local Files, coordinating financial data across jurisdictions, monitoring intercompany transactions, reviewing entity profitability, calculating true-ups, supporting CbCR and Pillar Two initiatives, maintaining transfer pricing policies in ERP systems, collaborating with finance and external advisors, and responding to tax authority inquiries. The role also assists with regulatory monitoring, benchmarking studies, and transfer pricing-related business initiatives.

Provides technical leadership for manufacturing and packaging process design, scale-ups, safety evaluations, experiments, process improvements, and engineering projects. Develops project scopes, P&IDs, drawings, controls narratives, maintenance plans, SOPs, and related documentation. Supports material handling, ingredient preparation, receiving, CIP, and liquid and powder processing. Leads cross-functional resources, mentors team members, applies Lean and Six Sigma methods, and supports quality, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support supply chain finance for manufacturing sites including monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, standard costing, variance analysis, budgeting/forecasting, inventory accounting, audit support, and ad hoc financial analyses to inform operations and decision-making.

Supervise third-shift production and extrusion operations, including personnel performance, equipment maintenance, training, safety, quality, inventory, documentation, sanitation, and continuous improvement. Lead and develop operators and shift leads while ensuring compliance with company policies, OSHA practices, GMP standards, and production procedures. Monitor scheduling, product quality, ingredient usage, housekeeping, and equipment conditions in a manufacturing environment.

Support site quality systems to ensure FDA and third-party certification compliance (SQF), execute testing, audits, CAPA and root-cause investigations, support commercialization, train staff, and drive continuous improvement across production and quality labs.

Support intercompany inventory accounting, including D365 standard costing, transfer pricing, and month-end close. Prepare intercompany profit elimination calculations, reconcile inventory transactions, investigate valuation discrepancies, partner with supply chain and accounting, assist audits, and drive process improvements and automation for global intercompany operations.

Direct daily plant operations to meet production, safety, food-safety, quality, and customer commitments. Lead continuous improvement, workforce development, capacity and operating plans, KPI tracking, and sustainability initiatives. Ensure regulatory compliance, manage schedules and logistics, and cultivate a high-performing, procedures-based team.

Develop and execute direct spend procurement strategies across U.S. and Europe. Lead sourcing events, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract management. Drive cost reduction, supply continuity, supplier development, cross-functional alignment, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement while supporting tactical procurement and project execution.

Provide enterprise leadership for analytical sciences and lab governance, design and implement an ISO/IEC 17025-aligned lab management system, set analytical standards, lead a cross-functional team, prioritize analytical projects, ensure method validation and data integrity, oversee lab safety and equipment strategy, and drive adoption of analytical technologies to support R&D, quality, and commercialization.

Lead site quality assurance and control functions, manage CAPA, audits, change control, food safety programs (HACCP/HARPC), regulatory compliance, team development, and support product commercialization and operational excellence.

Provide high-level administrative and strategic support to multiple senior leaders: manage complex calendars and high-volume inboxes, coordinate domestic and international travel, prepare presentations and reports, support board matters and compliance training administration, plan meetings and events, process expenses and invoices, and serve as backup to CEO/CFO executive assistants and corporate paralegal.

Global owner of LabVantage LIMS and internal proficiency testing programs. Lead LIMS implementation, automation, reporting, integrations, and training; design and manage proficiency testing, track performance, support CAPAs, and ensure ISO/IEC 17025 compliance across QC labs.

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. Build semantic models, data pipelines, and reporting datasets; optimize SQL transformations; support deployments, governance, security, and self-service reporting across business functions.

Develop and scale food and beverage products from benchtop prototypes to commercialization, optimize functional and sensory properties, conduct analytical and sensory testing, support cross-functional teams, manage ingredient sourcing and scale-up, and provide technical support to customers and sales.

Lead site operations for an extruded/agglomerated food manufacturing facility, ensuring safety, quality, regulatory compliance, reliability, cost control, and continuous improvement. Oversee production, maintenance, engineering, EHS, quality, and supply chain; drive Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, asset reliability, and strategic site planning to meet customer and business goals.

Lead regional quality for multiple manufacturing sites to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance. Develop regional QA team, drive internal audits, root cause analysis, CAPA closure, SPC-based improvements, cross-functional collaboration for new product launches, and customer/audit readiness.

Lead R&D portfolio management for Human Nutrition & Health, ensuring prioritization, stage-gate governance, resource capacity, and execution discipline. Manage a team of project managers, align cross-functional stakeholders, maintain portfolio metrics and systems, and partner with Finance to track valuation and performance. Drive adoption of PM standards, improve processes, and ensure regulatory, quality, and safety compliance.

Lead month‑end close activities, prepare and analyze journal entries and financial statements, support SEC filings and SOX testing, reconcile ledgers, guide staff accountants, assist consolidations, and drive improvements in financial reporting systems, budgeting, and forecasting.