Director of manufacturing Jobs in Houston, TX

About Nulixir :

Nulixir, an early-stage start-up, is a business-to-business (B2B) nano biotechnology company that develops, manufactures, and licenses intellectual property (IP) for smart nanocarriers, called nanovesicles, which optimize the performance of functional ingredients in food & beverage products. Nulixir is revolutionizing this space shaping the future of intelligent food and nutrition. This patented technology has applications across multiple verticals in food and beverage (e.g., nootropics, energy stimulants, vitamins, probiotics, protein, etc.).

In the past-year, Nulixir sales have grown ~5x with strong interest from small, mid-size and large CPG companies to partner with Nulixir and incorporate the technology in their products. Nulixir boasts an impressive board of senior executives from companies like Pepsi, Danone, Paine, Schwartz Partners, etc. The company currently has 20+ employees with a stellar executive team who come from various backgrounds.

Position Overview :

Nulixir is looking for a highly qualified and experienced professional to lead Nulixir’s in-house end-to-end manufacturing operations. You will partner closely with Product Development, Sales, Procurement, and Commercialization functions to deliver premium quality product to our B2B customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner as well as continuously identify ways to improve our manufacturing operations as we scale-up over time.

Experience in B2B ingredient process manufacturing, and / or food & beverage CPG manufacturing operations is preferred. The ideal candidate has immense intellectual curiosity, operations rigor, quality-focus mindset, metrics driven approach, and strong technical and quality control background.

In this important role, you will be responsible for :

A : Manage day-to-day manufacturing operations (including labor) as well as develop and execute robust plans to meet customer orders in timely and cost-efficient manner

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of Nulixir’s only in-house manufacturing located in Austin including developing a daily production plan and ensuring daily operations goals are realized
• Manage a growing team of Technicians, Production Engineers, and Production Operators
• Develop plans for all aspects of production including equipment purchases, staffing needs, work schedules, and material requirements
• Design, implement, and manage production forecasting, capacity planning, and production scheduling based on prioritization of different customer orders in partnership with Commercial team and ensure orders are met in a timely fashion
• Ensure a healthy and safe manufacturing environment for all employees in compliance with federal and state regulations
• Develop a thorough understanding of process flow and key controls of the manufacturing processes; use this knowledge along with daily observations of all areas of the operations facility to drive continuous improvement of throughput and yield
• Design and implement new manufacturing processes and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain to plan raw materials inventory to ensure timely availability for production
• Design and implement SOPs providing production instruction for all formulations including make-to-stock and made-to-order runs
• Establish a metrics-driven performance management system across cost, service, safety, quality; provide weekly report on performance across established metrics
• Build a robust preventative maintenance plan for all manufacturing equipment and order new parts in timely fashion to minimize downtime driven by equipment issues
• Develop internal talent with effective coaching, feedback, and individual development plans and ensure multiple employees are trained across manufacturing process to drive consistency in manufacturing output and minimize dependency on individuals

B : Establish a seamless process for scaling up production of new products from bench-top to large-scale production

C : Establish world-class quality and sanitation systems and processes within manufacturing as well as ensure Nulixir is compliant to various critical regulatory frameworks

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