Ventura Foods

Engineer

• Responsible for the identification, development and commercialization of improved and/or cost-reduced packaging.
• Act as lead on technical projects and develop innovative approaches for achieving specific project objectives.
• Minimize the cost of packaging components via design optimization.
• Champion ideas for savings/innovation/quality and assist in the qualification of alternate suppliers.
• Improve the performance and quality of packaging designs with respect to operational efficiency, supply chain handling and customer/consumer usage requirements.
• Develop innovation pipeline of growth and cost savings projects that improve efficiency, costs and operations at manufacturing locations.
• Support new product/packaging innovation ideation with R&D and Marketing/Sales teams.
• Plan out project needs in terms of assumptions, timelines, milestones, hurdles and contingencies.
• Help manage project steps accordingly and engage with cross-functional teams to ensure proper design and development for all projects.
• Develop and manage technical specifications for packaging components.
• Maintain awareness of technical developments in the Packaging materials and equipment fields.
• Work with HQ Engineering to define new Packaging equipment specifications.

Packaging Engineer

QA Engineer

• Assist Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor in supervising and coordinating all QA activities within the facility, assign various duties to QA Technicians.
• Provide leadership and communication to QA as well as to other departments.
• Assist with on-the-job training of new employees in the use of lab equipment and other tasks.
• Communicate with appropriate management regarding quality issues and concerns.
• Provide corrective actions if needed, do daily follow up and reports.
• Establish and provide disposition of hold products and/or ingredients along with daily receipts and shipments.
• For food safety dispositions prepare a report of the findings for review by the QA Manager.
• Monitor QA department for supplies and micro samples.
• Assist in testing as needed.
• Schedule work areas as needed.
• Maintain and monitor capability weight studies for all production lines, including training of line maintainers.
• Coordinate, train, and verify with production staff the accuracy of daily batching records.
• Prioritize and provide prompt technical solutions for production and/or customer related product issues or customer complaints.
• Assist in the analysis of technical problems and be a resource for solutions to technical problems.
• Use RedZone as applicable.
• Help maintain safety training or additional training programs for employees.
• Perform and verify training of new QA Technicians.
• Coordinate with QA Administrative Assistant Clerk to ensure that all recordkeeping is uniformly complete and accurate and provide data for preparation of COAs, export documents, etc.
• Notify and advise Production Supervisor on any concerns regarding Preventive Controls deviations, GMP, sanitation, housekeeping, safety or other issues.
• Prepare, monitor and review FSMA plan and review all analytical data along with Preventive Controls so that all products are compliant before releasing product for final shipment.
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls.
• Other duties as assigned.

Lead QA Tech

Supply Chain

• Cycle count and maintain AS400 system inventory to reflect accurate on hand balances.
• Assists production, scheduling and QA by performing daily audits of ingredients, packaging, finished goods, commodities and label items for daily production needs.
• Investigate variances and report discrepancies.
• Perform daily cycle count using the ABC method.
• Cycle count ingredients, packaging, finished goods and labels as directed.
• Make adjustments as needed to AS400 to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Research significant inventory variances by examining bills of material, receipts, shipments, transfers, production usage, etc.
• Work closely with various departments.
• Supply production department heads with daily progress reports.
• Communicate any variances to appropriate personnel while adhering to company policy on approval levels.
• Backup to enter daily production into Legacy ensuring finished goods and WIPS reported are accounted for.
• Auditing the NIL, PRD and 999 locations and correcting inventory in these locations on a daily basis.
• Count PRD locations and enter label counts into JDE.
• Provide daily listing of all drums and/or totes of batched product to production.
• Perform aisle audits checking the accuracy of each location in the warehouse.
• Investigates and reconciles customer shortage complaints.
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Travel may be required.

Inventory Control Coordinator

• Manage the operational activities of the Distribution Center including warehousing, transportation, and physical distribution of finished goods to customers.
• Provide high level of customer service consistent with optimum distribution and transportation costs.
• Provide operational control of the distribution center within established company policies, procedures, budgets and cost objectives.
• Establish and submit an annual operating budget for the department.
• Set realistic and challenging operating cost goals.
• Recommend major capital expenditures for the facility and equipment.
• Select, hire, train, and evaluate personnel to attain the highest standards of service and optimum productivity levels.
• Establish and maintain an ongoing employee relations program through strong two-way communication with associates.
• Oversee the daily efforts of the shipping, receiving, storage and handling of all finished goods, raw ingredients and packaging products.
• Determine that warehouse equipment and labor are deployed properly to assure required service levels consistent with company programs, customer requirements and cost objectives.
• Review warehouse productivity measurements and establish standards for acceptable levels of performance.
• Evaluate employee performance against key measurements and initiate corrective action to achieve a high level of performance.
• Insure the facility is maintained in such a manner that is consistent with operational and sanitary needs that are in compliance with Federal, State and Local agency guidelines and established company procedures.
• Establish security and routines that are consistent with levels of risk exposure.
• Review and audit policies and procedures as published to protect company assets, associates and maintain a strong security program.
• Maintain close working relationships with customer service, inventory control, transportation, production, and sales personnel to assure that all functions and responsibilities effecting the distribution center are coordinated in an efficient manner.
• Actively support initiatives and programs as mandated by corporate.

Distribution Manager

Learning and Development

• Coaches, develops, and provides performance feedback to Certified Trainers to ensure they deliver a consistent, high‑quality onboarding and cross‑training experience.
• Responsible for facilitating the Certified Trainer course for area and others as needed.
• Owns the OJT experience by ensuring Certified Trainers and Line Leads follow standard training practices and consistently use the OJT system (Poka) to document and execute training.
• Maintains and monitors the digital skills matrix, identifies skills and capacity gaps, and recommends solutions to the Area Manager and Supervisor.
• Ensures all training activity is accurately captured in the OJT system and digital skills matrix; provides regular reporting on new‑hire progress, cross‑training status, and skill readiness.
• Collaborates with the Process Lead to document, update, and deploy Standard Work, ensuring training materials remain accurate and aligned with current processes.

Manufacturing Learning & Development Training Lead

Manager

• Responsible for implementing strategy and guiding advancement of operational excellence at the plant.
• Collaborate with the Production, Quality, Finance, Maintenance, Engineering Managers and others at the location to understand site business priorities/goals and use this knowledge to prioritize Continuous Improvement activity at the production location.
• Be a role model for the mindsets and behaviors necessary to create an environment of trust, participation and accountability.
• Consult on Six Sigma, Lean, and Kaizen methodology leaders to identify best practices and to simplify and standardize work to deliver improved performance.
• Actively review site practices to identify opportunities and advise on appropriate organizational interventions, i.e. training, coaching, etc. for improving site systems and practices to achieve desired outcomes.
• Build a coaching culture and provide individual coaching to site and above site leadership throughout the change and transformation process.
• Guide locations in determining the priorities for process improvements that impact production and business results and champion waste elimination and reduction.
• Responsible for the oversight and direct supervision of assigned plant continuous improvement resources.
• Monitor improvement progress and sustain transformational gains over time through continued metric review and consultation with key stakeholders.
• Lead improvement projects utilizing standardized Lean Six Sigma tools and methods to improve plant performance and achieve results for operations customers.
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP, and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls.

Plant OpEx Manager

Product Manager

• Proactive management of sales margin, product mix, volume retainment/growth
• Leadership of specific product segments and formats for all business channels
• Develop and implement company initiatives and commercialization activities
• Maximize margin enrichment through detailed customer/market analysis
• Supervise and approve all pricing models for assigned Foodservice Channel
• Develop and communicate corrective action plans when margin expectations are not met
• Support Product Management leadership with budget targets and strategic plans

Senior Product Management Manager

Project Manager

• Oversee and lead technical projects within manufacturing facilities for safety, quality, and costs
• Execute project design reviews and oversee installations and upgrades
• Lead teams in day-to-day management of project safety, quality, costs, and risk mitigation
• Partner with Engineering and R&D to ensure necessary inputs for design

Plant Project Manager

• Assume role as Ventura Foods Company Auditor, responsible for auditing VF plants for compliance to HQ and plant policies, programs, and SOPs
• Auditor will schedule and prepare for audits, conduct audits, prepare and issue reports, and monitor follow up RCA and CAPA
• Role is expected to build and improve the Company Auditing program and standards
• Audit food safety, quality and HACCP programs for compliance
• Coordinate daily/weekly/monthly facility audits on a pre-determined schedule
• Identify gaps and coordinate corrective action initiatives for findings and non-conformances

Supervisor, QA Audit

Marketing

• Execute job advertising campaigns across programmatic platforms, job boards, and social channels.
• Maintain job posting accuracy and consistency across all platforms.
• Update and maintain creative assets including ad copy, images, and landing pages.
• Pull, organize, and maintain performance data for dashboards and reporting.
• Monitor campaign performance daily and escalate optimization needs.
• Assist in preparing summary reports and insights for Talent Acquisition and HR partners.
• Serve as a daily point of contact for job boards, agencies, and programmatic partners.
• Coordinate deliverables, timelines, and support requests.
• Assist with troubleshooting, onboarding new requests, and resource/vendor organization.
• Assist with creating and distributing ad content for TA to use for social media, ad campaigns and site events.
• Maintain templates, asset libraries, and brand-aligned messaging guides.
• Partnering with Talent Acquisition Manager, Marketing teams and Corporate Communication teams on social media strategy and website content as needed.
• Support execution of hiring campaigns, new site initiatives, and process improvements.
• Provide support for career fairs and recruiting events.
• Assist the Talent Acquisition Manager with project-based work as needed.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Employment Marketing Specialist

Engineering Manager

• Engineer and manage capital projects from concept through commissioning, including construction projects to adhere to company capital schedules, budgets, and time frame
• Facilitator/author of success criteria development and implementation
• Responsible for monthly and other reports on status of capital projects and for all capital project recordkeeping
• Functions as project manager during the development, installation and start-up of capital projects
• Responsible for planning, scheduling, coordination, implementation, reports, records, and completion of each project
• Responsible for creation and management of CAD drawings of the facility and surrounding grounds to accurately represent current facility layout
• Modeling of future projects into current facility layout to assist affected departments in development and acceptance
• Engineers the removal, installation, and location of all equipment and machinery
• Responsible for all installations and upgrades to meet all electrical, plumbing, mechanical and safety requirements
• Test newly installed equipment to ensure it meets specifications as stated in success criteria
• Reviews all bids and proposals, then selects and/or makes recommendations of contractor, vendors and equipment
• Represent the company when dealing with outside contractors, and vendors
• Manage activities of contracted companies/employees, provides support and training as needed to perform duties in an acceptable manner for Ventura Foods
• Maintains rigorous standards for each contractor and holds contractors’ staff responsible for achieving and maintaining those standards including safety
• Reviews and evaluates recent technologies and equipment to improve throughput and cost reduction for all systems within the facility
• Other duties as assigned; travel may be required

Senior Plant Engineering Manager

• Directs the day to day Quality Assurance functions within the facility to assure all products are produced within required quality specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises shift QA departmental activities which includes training employees, planning and assigning and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Reviews HACCP and production documentation for final release of finished products.
• Monitors QA line audits to insure compliance with established processing and quality standards.
• Releases product to shipping as needed.
• Issues Certificates of Analysis as needed.
• Coordinates with QA Manager in investigating and resolving customer complaints and/or quality and food safety issues, report findings, and develop corrective action measures.
• Initiates QA holds as needed for finished product, ingredients and packaging.
• Works regularly with other management staff in an effort to develop and maintain quality improvements in processing and finished product quality.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and training of new policies, procedures and/or programs at local site.
• Reviews incoming ingredients and packaging materials against specifications and COAs before release for use in production.
• Reviews micro results of finished products, sanitation swabs and environmental swabs, initiating corrective action as required.
• Participates in preparation and execution third-party audits.

Quality Assurance Supervisor

• Under direct supervision, perform a variety of routine laboratory tests or other laboratory work to help provide top quality and safe products that meet customer requirements and specifications.
• Assist plant operations personnel with quality and processing questions.
• Learn to accurately test, monitor, and document quality results and process data for products produced.
• Using RedZone: Audit, verify and follow up process controls such as weight checks, batch sheets, FSMA plant inspections, receiving, etc.
• Support process variations as they relate to formula adjustments to satisfy customer requirements.
• Maintain a high and effective level of communication with all operating departments.
• Learn to operate, calibrate, and maintain lab equipment.
• Learn, understand and apply the functionality of the Hold Program.
• Maintain and complete files and documentation accurately and timely.
• Utilize AS400 and/or JDE computer system for necessary quality functions.
• Work toward gaining knowledge and understanding of the crystallizing and tempering process for oils and margarines, the process for mayonnaises, dressings, and sauces production.
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls.
• Other duties as assigned.

QA Technician I

• Analyze category performance, operator trends, and competitive dynamics to identify growth opportunities and inform category plans.
• Translate market insights into actionable business recommendations including product innovation, pricing strategy, and portfolio optimization.
• Develop category expertise and serve as the internal subject matter expert across Ventura Foods.
• Lead cross-functional new product development initiatives from concept through commercialization in partnership with R&D, Culinary, Sales, and Operations.
• Define product positioning, value proposition, pricing strategy, and launch plans for new product introductions.
• Develop integrated go-to-market strategies including sales tools, promotions, and digital marketing campaigns.
• Support national accounts and distributor partners with product recommendations, formula selection, and category solutions.

Marketing Manager

• Partner with R&D and Engineering to ensure that content is available to teach product and process knowledge to prepare plant teams to understand the products that they produce.
• As part of onboarding, job skills training and ongoing development, ensure that teams understand product chemistry, ingredient functionality, and process steps required to produce our products with consistency and within specification.
• Incorporate process and product knowledge into job skills training identified through skills gaps resulting from quality and financial data indicating process problems.
• Identify training delivery methods and modalities to support initial skill gap closure and then incorporate into onboarding where applicable so that every new employee understands products that they are making, ingredient roles and formulations, and the criticality of the order of addition and process steps.
• Responsible for the design, development and production or training materials, documents and training content at each site to ensure consistency, quality of content and delivery methods meet and support the overall L&D plan for Product and Process knowledge and Functional Excellence platforms.
• Develop program to incorporate Certified Trainer Program to build SME level roles at each facility to ensure that every person producing our products are qualified to produce products and that each plant has the capability to deliver training without external support.
• Ensure that data points are available to indicate the effectiveness of the training built/delivered and work with others to identify ROI on an ongoing basis.
• Support a continuous improvement culture by partnering with operations leaders to identify Continuous Improvement activities. Approximately 25% travel required, with more frequent travel in the first year to support projects.