Job Description
Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.
Key Roles & Responsibilities: What are the core elements of the job duties, the primary day-to-day responsibilities & activities
- QSR new products risk assessment in GF form
- QSR new products risk assessment in customer form
- Combine new products risk asseement information of each function, fine tune and coordinate review with customer and internal stakeholders
- As window to customer, lead new product talk regarding QA part to customers
- Digest and understand customer requirement in QA part, cascade down to internal and do trainings accordingly
- Coodinate all NPD documentation including but not limit to risk assessment, QAP, process chart, trial run/mass production run report etc, align with internally and externally
- Coordinate trialr run/mass production report and data analysis
- Involve in customer product approval process
- Lead regular new product Quality performance review Support food manufactuer, retail chanel new product quality assurance
- Support Griffith China monthly quality reporting
Functional Knowledge: Describe breadth and depth of knowledge of functional work and activities required
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree required
- Minimum 10 years quality management related experience in the food industry, preferred experience in new product development with quality background
- Multinational background is preferred
- Familiar with QSR (Yum, McDonald’s, Starbucks, BK) new product development system and quality management system
- Individual must have professional and effective communication skills.
- Fluent English and Chinese in oral and written.
- Proficient in MS Office Skills, such as Word and Excel.
- Analytical skills.
Business Expertise: Describe knowledge and expertise required about the business and industry in which the business functions
- System thinking in quality system development.
- Agile and resilience in ambiguity circumstances.
- Good communication with stakeholders.
- Ability to define complex problems, collect data, dealing with multiple abstract and concrete variables.
- Strategic thinking mindset to manage
Leadership: Describe the nature of leadership required and guidance provided to others
- High working standard
- Result driven
- Good at communication and effective communication
- Be resillent and agile in solution developling
- Team centered mindset
- Good interpersonal relation ship management with customer
Problem Solving: Describe the level of analytical thinking required to perform the job
- Good at Plan-Do-Check-Actions thinking
- Be systemic and critical thinking
- Good upstream raw material scientific knowledge
- Demonstrate Drive and Commitment
Impact: Describe the level of responsibility and resulting impact on the business
- Establish project plans in Quality Part with defined scope, R&R and timelines.
- Work efficiently to complete PD projects in a timely manner
- Act with Integrity
- Focus on Customer Needs.
- Demonstrate Adaptability
Interpersonal Skills: Describe the level and type of “people skills” that are normally required to do the job
- Strategic thinker, Leadership and peer influencing skills
- Influences other team members about acceptable technical choices.
- Build Relationships with plant associates.
- Speak effectively at meetings and in presentations.
- Prepare effective and correct written communication.
- Team Membership
- Good at communication and problem solving
- Good interpersonal relation ship management with customer
- Have insight regarding customer NPD trend and quality expectation, fully understand customer needs