We make pet food taste great! For over 30 years, AFB International has been providing pet food solutions that enrich the lives of pets and their people.  Our palatants are specially designed to make pet foods, treats and supplements taste better, ensuring pets receive the vital nutrients they need. We know wagging tails, licking whiskers and empty bowls equal happy pets and happy pet parents. Join AFB and you'll be a part of a team of highly skilled professionals that provide the greatest contribution to our success as an organization. Our team members are diverse, creative, passionate experts who are genuinely dedicated to our mission, our customers, and the pets we serve worldwide. ​

Job Description

Summary Provides system and data support to the Global Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Procurement and R&D organizations by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain various components of IFS system to support Supply Chain processes.

• Core participant in the cross-functional rework and disposition team to effectively expedite rework opportunities, minimize on-hold inventories, and reduce scrap. This involves cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, R&D, Regulatory, and Engineering to effectively expedite rework opportunities and minimize On-Hold and Expiration Costs to AFB.

• Monitor, maintain, and report on out of FIFO and expired inventory.

• Conduct new part set up within the IFS system in a cross-functional capacity to convert product formulation information into inventory part recipes and routes as part of sample assessment and commercialization for product development and creating new packaging code(s) of an existing product to meet customer needs.

• Review manufacturing production schedules, to ensure correct recipe execution and application of rework opportunities.

• Facilitate product changes that include modifying and approving IFS recipes and routes as well as collaborating with a cross functional team to ensure alignment on the change company wide.

• Support Procurement and Operations in maintaining raw material flexibility in relation to formulation management.

• Set product specifications and analyze finished goods data as requested to identify root cause for quality testing deviations and implement solutions to minimize on-hold material without impacting the customer

• Ability to composite data from multiple sources/systems in the organization and create statistical visual management graphs and tools to drive business decisions.

• Responsible for maintaining controls and documentation procedures including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)

• Identify and participate on global initiatives around developing and standardizing work processes, new tools, and functional capabilities within IFS system as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position will not have direct reports.

Qualifications

• Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Microbiology or other related area.  One to three or more years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of liquid, spray dry, and dry blend production processes.

• Capable of working across all boundaries to solve problems quickly and collaboratively to meet production needs of customer orders.

• Comprehensive knowledge of restrictions and requirements for production of specific products in each of the manufacturing facilities.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal relations skills.

• Excellent skills in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook; PDF applications such as Adobe, Windows and internet based applications.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Problem solving capabilities.

• Proficient in the application of data management systems.

• Basic knowledge and understanding of Food Science and Food Ingredient Specifications.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

AFB International is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.