Regional Technical Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong knowledge of beverage processing and packaging systems, including filling, blending, carbonation, thermal processing, and process controls.
- Strong working knowledge of CIP/COP, sanitation validation, microbiological controls, cleanability, and hygienic design.
- Working knowledge of SQF food safety systems, HACCP principles, prerequisite programs, validation, verification, and corrective-action expectations.
- Strong working knowledge of beverage water-treatment systems, including GAC, RO, UV, chlorination/oxidation, storage, distribution, and online instrumentation.
- Excellent root-cause problem-solving, process troubleshooting, data analysis, and trend/SPC skills.
- Proficient in SAP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and technical data tools; able to interpret process flow diagrams, P&IDs, and equipment documentation.
Full description
Make a Difference in YOUR Career!
Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.
We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.
Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.
Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?
Summary Description:
Reporting to the Senior Regional Technical Manager, the Regional Technical Manager provides multi-site technical leadership and hands-on support across an assigned region, with primary focus on end-to-end process auditing, QMS execution, process performance, sanitation, water treatment, startups, and sustainable corrective action. The role partners with Quality, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Corporate teams to verify that required controls and testing are executed as designed, solve recurring manufacturing issues, close audit findings, improve process capability, and build plant capability through training and standardization.
Essential Job Functions:
- Regional Technical Support:
- Provide hands-on technical support across assigned plants and prioritize work based on food safety, quality, customer, operational, and financial risk.
- Lead complex root-cause investigations and corrective actions for recurring or high-impact technical issues.
- Partner with plant teams, Engineering, suppliers, and OEMs to implement sustainable technical solutions and standardize best practices.
- Food Safety & SQF Support:
- Support site SQF Practitioners and HACCP teams in the validation and verification of prerequisite programs, process controls, sanitation systems, water systems, and significant process changes.
- Has authority to escalate food safety and quality risks and recommend stopping production, placing product on hold, or delaying startup when technical controls are not capable, not validated, or not being executed as designed.
- Process Audits & QMS Compliance: