Company Overview
Bitchin’ Sauce is one of the fastest-growing food brands in the United States. The
brand has exploded onto the consciousness of taste-forward consumers because of a remarkably healthy and shockingly tasty product that people cannot stop dipping, spreading, and smothering on their favorite foods. Bitchin’ Sauce is made from raw, California almonds and is Gluten-Free, Vegan, Kosher, Project Non-GMO Certified, and is totally Bitchin’. First introduced in the San Diego farmers markets, Bitchin' Sauce has single-handedly pioneered the nut-based dip category and is transforming eating. The company has grown from a small ragtag crew in the farmer’s markets to over 80 employees with distribution to over 7,500 major retailers nationwide. Our award-winning dips are available in healthy grocers and in major retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Costco, Safeway/Vons, and Target.
The Bitchin' Team is made up of a bunch of scrappy, problem-solvers with an uncompromising commitment to delivering taste, quality, and excellence in all we do. Authenticity is not a poster on the wall, it’s simply the reality at Bitchin’ Sauce – always has been...always will be. We share a common vision of spreading a totally Bitchin' lifestyle and find every opportunity to use our skills and resources to give back to people and the community. Nothing makes us happier than helping
each other discover our personal strengths and utilizing them within our company.
Job purpose
The Manufacturing coordinator executes strategic direction, leadership, and accountability in the functional areas of Quality Assurance and external Manufacturing of all products in support of Bitchin’ Sauce LLC. This position will be responsible for developing and sustaining the vision, business processes, and operational strategy for company-wide manufacturing and achieve consistent high quality across manufacturing locations. This role collaborates with all Operations dept. leaders to deliver the greatest value to the company while achieving the business objectives. In summary, this position is to ‘protect the Bitchin’ brand’ from food safety risks at all times at our external manufacturing sites.
Duties and responsibilitiesOversight of Bitchin’ Sauce Quality Assurance External Manufacturing practices;
- On-going upkeep, monitoring, and improvement of the Bitchin’ Sauce LLC. External production process (co-manufacturer’s)
- Lead efforts with co-manufacturers to achieve consistently high quality:
o Meeting or exceeding all Bitchin' Sauce quality standards,
o Monitoring and remedy standard operating procedures in place across all facilities
o Ensuring consistent quality (taste, texture, viscosity, packaging quality) across all manufacturing facilities
- Site-visits and compliance checks as needed
- Conduct facility tours for customers as needed, assure compliance with facilities at all times
- Verify documentation and batch records at each location
- Manage and coordinate any certified lab testing, typically for pathogen analysis, allergen testing, and shelf-life testing for external manufacturing locations as needed
- HACCP Plan management, improvement, and Critical Control Point Verification, FSMA compliance. Expanding plan accordingly to include our growing co-man network
- Recall management and traceability compliance. Conduct exercises and be on call for emergency resolution as needed.
- Internal quality concerns with ingredients, vendors, or finished product holds.
- Organizing product formulations, raw materials, and reconciling inventory.
o Maintain detailed ingredient database for all manufacturing locations
- Customer Complaint communication and resolution.
o Assist with investigations needed at external facilities
- 3rd Party verifications per facility including:
o Organic Certification
o Project Non-GMO certification
o Kosher Certification
o 3rd party audits
o Future product certifications Bitchin’ Sauce LLC. opts to participate in.
- Communication of all Quality or Food Safety concerns to the VP of Operations.
Qualifications- 2 years of experience in FDA or USDA manufacturing facilities.
- Able to work cohesively with multiple departments and teams
- Strong computer skills, including capability in Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Able to work independently with a high level of accuracy.
- Willingness to comply with all safety guidelines at all times
- Ability to handle emergency situations calmly and competently.
- Ability to train, correct staff, and implement new training as needed
- HACCP, GFSI, Organic and HPP experience a plus Working conditions
- The Employee is subject to Food Safety standards in the facility.
- The Employee is expected to work in a full-time capacity.
- The Employee must be prepared to work with challenging customers and vendors.
- The Employee must be available for emergency resolution at all hours including evenings and weekends.
Bitchin’ Benefits- Healthcare – coverage for employees dependents
- 401k – up to 4% match
- Paid Time Off – 10 paid holidays additional vacation time
- Bitchin’ Kids – Free onsite childcare
- Volunteer Time Off – weekly time off to volunteer in the community
Bitchin' Sauce, LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Bitchin' Sauce, LLC makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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