Jobs at Watershed Foods, LLC

Designs and develops mechanical systems, equipment, tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing processes in a factory environment. Uses 3D CAD, engineering analysis, prototyping, testing, supplier collaboration, and hands-on troubleshooting to improve efficiency, safety, quality, and reliability. Manages multiple projects, coordinates with production and engineering teams, evaluates manufacturability and cost, and supports continuous improvement and new equipment development.

Coordinates office operations across one or more locations, serving as the first point of contact for visitors and callers. Responsibilities include meeting and event logistics, facilities and vendor coordination, office inventory, mail and shipments, workplace communications, recruiting and onboarding support, scheduling, document preparation, and executive administrative assistance. The role also maintains common-area readiness, required postings, shared equipment, and a professional, organized workplace.

Manages a multi-shift Quality Assurance department in a food manufacturing environment. Oversees food safety and quality systems, audits, corrective actions, environmental monitoring, testing, nonconformance investigations, customer complaints, documentation, regulatory compliance, and certification requirements. Provides staff training, coordinates cross-functional continuous improvement, supports external audits, and serves as backup for recall and food defense coordination.

Oversee environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, microbiological swabbing, and testing workflows in a food manufacturing facility. Maintain sampling plans, investigate out-of-specification results, trend microbiological data, and coordinate corrective actions. Support FDA, USDA, SQF, and customer audits; conduct GMP walkthroughs, mock recalls, and employee hygiene training. Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, FDA, GFSI, and customer requirements.

Supervise food safety and quality systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and GFSI requirements. Manage quality documentation, corrective actions, audits, vendor approvals, product testing, process checks, training, and recall support. Maintain quality records and document-control systems while providing cross-functional technical support to production, R&D, purchasing, marketing, and supply chain. Serve as backup SQF practitioner and QA Manager.

Manages customer accounts receivable, monitors aging, performs commercial collections, investigates deductions and payment discrepancies, reconciles accounts, prepares statements and aging reports, documents collection activity, and collaborates with internal teams to resolve invoice issues and improve cash collections.

Manage inventory and financial reporting: monthly reconciliations, close entries, financial statements, cash and bank reconciliations, accruals, inventory counts and tracking, ERP item/BOM setup and support, assist accounting leadership, and back up AR/AP.

Manage vendor compliance to ensure ingredients, packaging, and contact materials meet food safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Review supplier documentation, perform ingredient risk assessments, maintain approved supplier register and document control, support non-conformance management and corrective actions, lead supplier audits, and partner with Procurement, Supply Chain and R&D to clear ingredients and vendors.

Lead and motivate a production shift to meet schedules and quality standards. Enforce QA, GMP, HACCP, food safety and occupational safety procedures. Manage shift efficiency, train and mentor team members, handle hiring and performance management, report production metrics, drive process improvements, and serve as backup for the Production Manager.