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Regional Technical Manager

Refresco

. Provide multi-site technical leadership and hands-on support across an assigned region .

Posted 10/24/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $122,360 - $149,995 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in food safety, quality assurance, and technical leadership within food and beverage manufacturing, with a strong focus on process auditing, corrective actions, and sanitation validation. Proficient in troubleshooting complex technical issues and implementing sustainable solutions across multiple sites.

Highest-signal resume keywords
HACCP CertificationSQF KnowledgeEnd-To-End Process AuditingCIP/Sanitation ValidationBeverage Processing Systems

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Hard Skills
Root-Cause Problem-SolvingProcess TroubleshootingData AnalysisTrend AnalysisMicrobiological ControlWater Treatment SystemsProcess Flow Diagrams InterpretationP&IDs InterpretationCorrective Action ImplementationQuality Management Systems (QMS)
Soft Skills
CommunicationTrainingCoachingFacilitationInfluencing
Tools & Technologies
SAPExcelWordPowerPointTechnical Data Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
HACCP CertificationSQF Practitioner Training
Industry Keywords
Food SafetyQuality AssuranceBeverage ManufacturingCGMPsFDA/CFIA RequirementsGFSI SchemesSanitation SystemsProcess ControlsCorrective ActionsManufacturing Environments

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide multi-site technical leadership and hands-on support across an assigned region
  • Prioritize regional technical support 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
  • Support SQF Practitioners and HACCP teams in validation and verification of prerequisite programs, process controls, sanitation systems, water systems, and significant process changes
  • Escalate food safety and quality risks and recommend stopping production, placing product on hold, or delaying startup when controls are inadequate
  • Plan, schedule, and conduct comprehensive end-to-end process audits at assigned plants
  • Verify inspections, testing, sampling, measurements, documentation, verification, and escalation against QMS, procedures, specifications, regulations, and customer standards
  • Document objective evidence, identify control gaps and systemic risks, communicate results, and establish corrective-action ownership and due dates
  • Develop, implement, track, and close corrective and preventive actions from audits, inspections, and assessments
  • Evaluate root causes and action plans; verify implementation, effectiveness, and sustainability; escalate overdue or high-risk findings
  • Troubleshoot filling, blending, processing, carbonation, Brix, pH, thermal processing, mixing, flow, pressure, and package-performance issues
  • Use process data and trends to reduce variability, improve First Time Right, increase yield, reduce waste, and minimize downtime
  • Lead and support CIP/COP validation and sanitation-effectiveness verification
  • Investigate microbiological excursions, biofilm, and recurring sanitation failures
  • Provide technical support for chlorination, media filtration, GAC, RO, UV, ozone, and treated-water storage/distribution systems
  • Troubleshoot water chemistry, microbiological control, membrane performance, scaling/fouling, and treatment-system efficiency
  • Support monitoring, verification, calibration, data integrity, trending, and validation of new or modified water systems
  • Support new lines, equipment installations, product trials, launches, and significant process changes
  • Participate in technical risk assessments and readiness/Go-No-Go reviews
  • Provide on-site technical support during startup and stabilization and document lessons learned
  • Identify training needs and develop and deliver classroom and hands-on training for plant personnel
  • Coach plant teams and conduct follow-up observation and verification
  • Develop and standardize SOPs, work instructions, troubleshooting guides, qualification materials, and technical training
  • Share proven solutions and lessons learned across the network

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • BS Degree in Engineering, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related technical field
  • Minimum of 5 years of technical, engineering, quality, or manufacturing experience in food or beverage manufacturing
  • Demonstrated experience with end-to-end process auditing, corrective-action and effectiveness verification, process troubleshooting, CIP/sanitation validation, water treatment, and equipment or line startups
  • HACCP trained/certified required
  • Working knowledge of SQF, cGMPs, FDA/CFIA requirements, and GFSI schemes required
  • SQF Practitioner training preferred
  • 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
  • Strong auditing, communication, training, facilitation, coaching, and influencing capabilities across plant and corporate functions
  • Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct end-to-end manufacturing process audits, evaluate execution against QMS requirements, and translate findings into effective, sustainable corrective and preventive actions
  • Regularly able to work in manufacturing environments requiring standing, walking, and plant-floor inspections
  • Willingness to work in wet areas, elevated temperatures, noise, chemicals, moving equipment, and required PPE
  • Willingness to travel 50%-75% or more within the assigned region and other North American locations, including frequent overnight travel and extended plant support

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-based bonuses based on company objectives
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
  • Short-term disability and long-term disability
  • Pet insurance
  • Legal benefits
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • 12 paid holidays
  • 10 vacation days
  • 5 paid sick time-off days
  • Well-being benefit discount
  • Total Reward Programs