Senior Manufacturing Manager

By growing meat directly from animal cells we're making future-friendly, real meat that makes you and the world smile. We stand for all of the good, and none of the bad. UPSIDE Foods is making our favorite food a force for good.

 

 

 

 

 

• Provide operational and technical leadership in the design, startup, commissioning, and Quality release of the new facility and equipment, within schedule targets.
• Define the manufacturing operations staffing requirements to ensure safe and successful food production targets are met.
• Develop highly productive work teams by using training, mentoring, motivational techniques, and delegation. 
• Oversee daily manufacturing operations, maintain a state of inspection readiness, oversee work schedules, and be accountable for ensuring all activities are performed safely, effectively, and in compliance with cGMPs, Quality, Regulatory and EH&S requirements.
• Collaborate with business operations teams to ensure robust planning of raw materials, consumables, and supplies is in place within the company ERP system. 
• Develop and maintain manufacturing best practices, quality standards, and operational documentation (Standard Operating Procedures, Batch Records, etc).
• Lead, facilitate, or support implementation and long-term maintenance of new systems, software, policies, and procedures.
• Provide input into operational and capital budgets for the Manufacturing Operations team.
• Represent the Manufacturing Operations group at various cross-functional or leadership-level teams, and be responsible for providing updates to such teams to inform relevant stakeholders.
• Promote a team culture centered on safety, quality, honesty/integrity, engagement, on-time execution, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure overall success of the site as a critical member of the site leadership team.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, Engineering, or related field required.12+ years of industry experience in bioprocess production or fermentation,  within a regulated facility,  or equivalent combination of education and experience, with 4+ of those years being in a leadership role.
• Expertise in large-scale bioprocess production is highly preferred, including but not limited to: 
• Aseptic principles and hygienic design
• Small and large scale cell culture media preparation and cultivation operations
• Process Automation
• Extrusion and blending experience
• Production scheduling
• Quality Management Systems
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
• Documentation control
• Demonstrated experience with GMP quality system compliance in an FDA regulated environment and experience interfacing with government regulators. Demonstrated team leadership skills, in particular managing and supporting manufacturing operations, and the ability to establish priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Excellent influential written and verbal communication skills, through leadership and interactions with other production support groups. 
• Ability to manage conflict and build teams
• Operational excellence mindset, Six Sigma, or Lean Certification Preferred.Strong capacity to analyze and solve problems, review, interpret, and present production data. 

• This role will partner with every function in the commercial facility! 
• While we expect growth in all functions in the next 1-2 years, this role will most frequently interact with our HR, MSAT, FSQA, Supply Chain, Engineering, and EH&S colleagues.
• Consistent communication with FDA/USDA  inspectors with whom you will create a good relationship with. 

• Partner with the plant design/engineering teams and provide end-user feedback and design inputs to prepare for facility construction.
• Hire front line supervisors and manufacturing operations staff.
• Support commissioning and start up of the commercial plant.
• Develop and manage manufacturing production schedules to meet supply targets and ensure operating capabilities are maintained.