Co-manufacturing Production Coordinator

Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National Park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create amazing foods and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.
We’re looking for passionate, driven, and ambitious people to join our fast-growing team.
The Co-manufacturing Production Coordinator is responsible for managing all activities related to the trialing and commercialization of our food products located at our co-man facilities across the country including scheduling, inventory of raw ingredients and packaging, leading production and logistics coordination. The plant Co-manufacturing Production Coordinator will also have the opportunity to be part of early-stage biotechnology that will positively impact people around the globe. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Be the primary point of contact for production activities with our contract manufacturers once relationship are established
• Coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager to allocate Fy for trial and production runs.
• In some cases, order the proper level of inventory for ingredients, packaging, and consumable to assure the production needs are met at the various co-man facilities across the country
• Develop strategies to assure no interruption in the supply of raw material, pack, or consumable and anticipate any potential interruption in service and develop contingency plans. 
• Analyze historical and ongoing production against quality specs and per-product-line requirements to help inform product formulation and sales planning.  
• Work with the contract manufacturers quality and production teams to ensure that quality programs and production procedures are mutually understood and executed  
• Track level of inventory and quality of finished goods inventory on hand
• Ensure logistics of Fy inventory and finished foods are properly coordinated to meet production and sales needs
• Ensure finished goods inventory data in ERP are accurate and up-to-date
• Establish and manage relationships with all of the internal and external partners involved in contract manufacturing.
• Work closely with quality, regulatory and product development functions to meet corporate goals, including timelines, for product launches. 

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field, Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience, which could include production management, operations, and/or QA/QC
• Dairy and/or meat industry experience highly preferred 
• Experience within a food manufacturing environment is mandatory.  
• Continuous improvement experience preferred. 
• Experience with ERP systems preferred.

Special Position Requirements

• Willingness to travel >50% of the year, potentially internationally
• Strong sense of time organization and urgency 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and engage a production team 
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet analysis, through the use of Excel and various other applications
• Comfortable working in a startup environment, embrace entrepreneurship and have enthusiasm for innovation. 
• Emphasize personal transparency and accountability. 
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently & with a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, across organizational functions.
• Exhibit strong sense of professional and personal integrity. 
• Inherent curiosity and creativity in solving problems to understand how things work. 
• Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information. 
• Versatility, flexibility and willingness to work enthusiastically within changing priorities.

Company Benefits

• 100% paid employee benefits. 
• Ability to join a company with aggressive growth trajectory.