{"id":3323058,"url":"https://alion.io/job/inwmfg-technical-operations-specialist","title":"Technical Operations Specialist","company":{"id":3832648,"name":"Inwmfg","domain":"inwmfg.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/inwmfg","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"UltiPro","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Carrollton, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":72000,"max_usd":142000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":3801},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CAPA","optional":false},{"name":"GMP","optional":false},{"name":"Outlook","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T20:03:48Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T03:29:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":36,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":36},"description":"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nServe as the primary technical liaison between R&D and Manufacturing for new, revised, and transferred liquid products.\nServe as the technical owner and subject matter expert for plant trials, process verification, and validation, establishing the systems, standards, and technical requirements needed to ensure robust and reproducible manufacturing processes in partnership with cross-functional teams.\nTranslate laboratory formulas and pilot procedures into executable commercial processes, including equipment selection, ingredient order of addition, mixing and shear requirements, processing times, temperatures, in-process controls, hold points, transfer conditions, filtration, and filling parameters.\nDraft, review, and revise manufacturing directions, master manufacturing records, process specifications, SOPs, work instructions, setup guides, troubleshooting aids, and technical reports. Ensure instructions are clear, accurate, practical, and usable by floor personnel.\nAssess manufacturability and scale-up risk before production, including equipment capacity, mixing capability, heating and cooling, pumping, transfer, filtration, homogenization, deaeration, product hold time, and filling compatibility.\nProvide on-floor technical leadership during pilots, scale-up batches, engineering runs, first production lots, process changes, and investigations. Work directly with operators and supervisors while respecting established Quality and Manufacturing authority.\nTroubleshoot processing issues such as poor dissolution or dispersion, agglomeration, foaming, entrained air, sedimentation, separation, viscosity variation, pH or Brix variation, heat exposure, slow heating or cooling, filtration or transfer difficulty, product retention, yield loss, and inconsistent filling performance.\nDetermine whether issues are primarily associated with formulation, raw materials, equipment, processing methods, environment, documentation, or execution, and coordinate the appropriate cross-functional response.\nAs needed, develop and execute structured trials with defined objectives, variables, measurements, acceptance criteria, sampling requirements, and documented conclusions.\nCollect and evaluate batch data, process observations, in-process and finished-product results, cycle time, downtime, deviation history, yield, rework, and waste to identify improvement opportunities.\nDevelop and implement process improvements that enhance first-time-right performance, consistency, throughput, yield, equipment utilization, and manufacturing reliability without compromising product quality or compliance.\nProvide technical support for deviations, nonconformances, yield discrepancies, rework evaluations, and root-cause investigations. Recommend corrective and preventive actions and evaluate effectiveness after implementation.\nSupport R&D, Quality, and Purchasing in evaluating new or alternate raw materials when differences in solubility, dispersibility, viscosity, particle size, density, moisture, flavor, color, potency, or other attributes may affect processing.\nPartner with Engineering and Maintenance to evaluate equipment capabilities, operating limitations, setup improvements, and potential capital needs.\nTrain manufacturing personnel on new or revised processes, critical steps, operating ranges, in-process controls, and product-specific risks. Capture operator feedback and incorporate approved improvements into documentation.\nFollow all applicable cGMPs, SOPs, safety procedures, sanitation requirements, change-control practices, and data-integrity expectations. Escalate safety, quality, compliance, or product-integrity concerns immediately.\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES\nWorking knowledge of liquid compounding and filling operations in dietary supplements, foods, beverages, or a comparable regulated environment.\nUnderstanding of laboratory-to-commercial scale-up and liquid-processing operations, including mixing, high-shear dispersion, hydration, dissolution, heating, cooling, recirculation, homogenization, filtration, deaeration, transfer, holding, and filling.\nStrong mechanical aptitude and ability to understand how equipment configuration and operating conditions affect product quality and process performance.\nDemonstrated troubleshooting, structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement skills.\nAbility to interpret technical formulation requirements and convert them into clear, controlled, and executable manufacturing instructions.\nAbility to perform calculations involving batch size, concentration, dilution, potency, percentages, ratios, yield, density, specific gravity, unit conversion, and the metric system.\nStrong technical writing, documentation, organization, data analysis, and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work independently, manage changing priorities, and collaborate effectively with operators, scientists, engineers, Quality personnel, and management.\nProficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and applicable manufacturing, quality, and document-management systems.\nEnglish fluency required; bilingual English/Spanish capability preferred.\nEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE\nBachelor's degree in chemical engineering, food engineering, food science, chemistry, pharmaceutical science, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field, with at least five years of relevant process engineering, technical operations, manufacturing support, scale-up, or commercialization experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.\nExperience in liquid dietary supplement manufacturing and filling, cGMP operations, manufacturing investigations, and new product commercialization is strongly preferred.\nExperience with vitamins, minerals, botanical extracts, suspensions, emulsions, oils, gums, fibers, proteins, flavors, colors, acids, sweeteners, preservatives, or other sensitive active ingredients is preferred.\nPHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS\nAbility to spend substantial time in laboratory, warehouse, processing, and manufacturing-floor environments and to stand or walk for extended periods.\nAbility to bend, reach, crouch, climb stairs or processing platforms, inspect equipment and transfer systems, and wear required personal protective equipment.\nAbility to work around operating machinery, wet-process areas, elevated noise, strong odors, cleaning chemicals, heated equipment, and hot or cold process conditions.\nAbility to safely lift or move materials and equipment within company-established limits and to work occasional early, late, or off-shift hours to support production activities.\nDISCLAIMER\nThis job description describes the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions. 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