Senior Thermal Processing Specialist

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

MD Cambridge

Job Type:

Quality

Job Posting Title:

Senior Thermal Processing Specialist

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain: 

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

Our Cambridge, MD, facility, a manufacturer of quality aseptic products, is seeking a Senior Thermal Processing Specialist. As a Senior Thermal Processing Specialist, you will be responsible for day-to-day processing functions as well as provide leadership and knowledge to the operations team.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Explore current best practices in batching/blending, sterilizing, filling and Cleaning in Place (CIP) to create and implement improved process controls.
• Assist third party contractors with projects such as: process improvement, CIP, new equipment installation etc.
• Maintain & update current and new FDA filings online
• Review Process Filler Spec sheets for accuracy with thermal processing and batching specifications.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and preventative maintenance, calibration, repairs and maintenance are completed on all fillers, sterilizers, batching and CIP equipment.
• Monitor all critical aspects of production to ensure compliance with federal regulations. To include record review of thermal process documents.
• Ensure instrumentation is up to date with calibration and identification tags and is in good working order.
• Lead continuous education and training for plant personnel. (records, accountability, etc.)
• Strive to increase productivity and quality through legal awareness.
• Reduce the number of process deviations or the amount of product affected when a deviation occurs.
• Assist with customer and regulatory audits.

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $61,900 to $92,900 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eli