{"data":{"id":198783,"slug":"manufacturing-operations-specialist","type":"job","title":"Manufacturing Operations Specialist","description":"Background\nMelt&Marble's mission is to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable products. We harness precision fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable designer fats, tailored for applications ranging from delicious, climate-friendly foods to high-performance personal care products.\n\n\nPosition summary\nWe are looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Operations Specialist to support the commercialization and scale-up of Melt&Marble's products.\nThis role combines manufacturing coordination, quality and compliance management, logistics coordination, and project management. The successful candidate will work closely with our manufacturing partners, testing laboratories, customers, and internal teams to ensure that production lots move smoothly from manufacturing through quality control, documentation, and delivery.\nYou will also work closely with manufacturing partners, testing laboratories, suppliers, logistics providers, customers, and internal teams to establish scalable systems as we grow from pilot production to commercial volumes.\nOur ideal candidate should have experience coordinating manufacturing, quality, supply chain, or operational activities within industries such as food, ingredients, biotechnology, fermentation, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or related fields. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys creating structure, building systems, managing multiple stakeholders, and ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks.\nThe candidate should be comfortable working in the dynamic environment of a startup company, handling multiple projects simultaneously, and helping establish scalable systems.\nOccasionally, some activities may require working outside of standard office hours. The position may require occasional travel within Sweden and abroad.\n\nMain Responsibilities & Tasks\nManufacturing coordination\nCoordinate external manufacturing partners and track production from fermentation, extraction, through testing, packaging, and delivery, ensuring that materials, packaging, and labelling are ready in time for production.\nManage production-related supply dependencies: purchase\/delivery timelines, lead times, backorders, and shipment readiness.\nCoordinate logistics across partners\/facilities: shipments, dispatch, tracking, and delivery coordination to customers.\nIdentify supply risks (material shortages, delayed packaging, logistics constraints, dependency bottlenecks) and proactively escalate with mitigation actions.\n\nQuality, Traceability & Compliance\nEnsure complete, organized quality and compliance documentation for each production lot.\nCoordinate quality control and external testing activities, including specifications, Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), batch records, traceability, batch release documentation, etc.\nMaintain traceability linking materials to batch records, test results, CoAs, etc.\nCoordinate and validate supplier documentation required for compliance (e.g., incoming quality documentation, supplier qualification support).\nSupport continuous improvement of quality documentation workflows to reduce errors, delays, and nonconformities.\n\nOperational Systems & Cross-Functional Coordination\nIdentify and implement improvements to manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and product flow processes.\nHelp establish scalable operational systems (documentation structure, release checklists, partner SOP alignment, inventory\/document tracking support).\nCoordinate cross-functional projects by tracking timelines, deliverables, and follow-up actions across internal teams.\n\n\nRequired qualifications\nBSc, MSc, or PhD in biotechnology, food science, chemistry, chemical engineering, supply chain, operations, or a related field.\n3+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, quality, supply chain, logistics, technical operations, or a related role within food, ingredients, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, personal care, or another regulated manufacturing industry.\nSolid understanding of quality systems, traceability, and compliance requirements in a manufacturing environment (e.g. GMP, HACCP, ISO-based quality systems, supplier qualification, batch documentation, or related frameworks).\nHands-on experience maintaining or coordinating quality and compliance documentation such as batch records, specifications, CoAs, supplier documentation, testing records, and traceability systems.\nExperience coordinating activities involving multiple external partners, suppliers, laboratories, or manufacturers.\nUnderstanding of manufacturing processes in biotechnology, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or related industries.\nStrong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.\nGood written and oral communication skills in English.\nProactive, flexible, and hands-on, with the ability to work independently and thrive in a startup environment.\n\n\nBonus points\nHands-on experience with contract manufacturing partners.\nUnderstanding of microbial fermentation, downstream processing, or other batch manufacturing processes.\nExperience with lipids.\nExperience coordinating international shipments, customs, or import\/export activities.\nExperience implementing operational, inventory, ERP, quality management, or document management systems.\nFamiliarity with customer-facing quality and compliance documentation requirements.\n\nWe offer\nAn innovative, interdisciplinary, & fun research environment where you can rapidly grow your skillset and advance in your career\nOpportunity to participate in and make meaningful contributions to innovative projects that address key global challenges\nCompetitive remuneration, generous vacation package, & other benefits\n\nLocation: Gothenburg, Sweden.\n\nHow to Apply:\nApplications should be in English and contain:\nCover letter - tell us why you're a great fit for Melt&Marble and this particular position (300 words max!)\nCV outlining your experience, education, and key skills, including contact information of 2 current\/former supervisors and 1 current\/former colleague\n\nDeadline: September 30th. Note that we might evaluate applications as they are received, so please apply early!\n\nFor any questions, please email hr@meltmarble.com","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Manufacturing Operations Specialist","description_original":"Background\nMelt&Marble\u2019s mission is to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable products. We harness precision fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable designer fats, tailored for applications ranging from delicious, climate-friendly foods to high-performance personal care products. \n\n\nPosition summary\nWe are looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Operations Specialist to support the commercialization and scale-up of Melt&Marble\u2019s products. \nThis role combines manufacturing coordination, quality and compliance management, logistics coordination, and project management. The successful candidate will work closely with our manufacturing partners, testing laboratories, customers, and internal teams to ensure that production lots move smoothly from manufacturing through quality control, documentation, and delivery. \nYou will also liaise with manufacturing partners, testing laboratories, suppliers, logistics providers, customers, and internal teams to establish scalable systems as we grow from pilot production to commercial volumes. \nOur ideal candidate should have experience coordinating manufacturing, quality, supply chain, or operational activities within industries such as food, ingredients, biotechnology, fermentation, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or related fields. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys creating structure, building systems, managing multiple stakeholders, and ensuring that nothing falls through the cracks. \nThe candidate should be comfortable working in the dynamic environment of a startup company, handling multiple projects simultaneously, and helping establish scalable systems.\nOccasionally, some activities may require working outside of standard office hours. The position may require occasional travel within Sweden and abroad. \n \nMain Responsibilities & Tasks\nManufacturing coordination \nCoordinate external manufacturing partners and track production from fermentation, extraction, through testing, packaging, and delivery, ensuring that materials, packaging, and labelling are ready in time for production. \nManage production-related supply dependencies: purchase\/delivery timelines, lead times, backorders, and shipment readiness.\nCoordinate logistics across partners\/facilities: shipments, dispatch, tracking, and delivery coordination to customers. \nIdentify supply risks (material shortages, delayed packaging, logistics constraints, dependency bottlenecks) and proactively escalate with mitigation actions. \n\n \nQuality, Traceability & Compliance  \nEnsure complete, organized quality and compliance documentation for each production lot. \nCoordinate quality control and external testing activities, including specifications, Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), batch records, traceability, batch release documentation, etc. \nMaintain traceability linking materials to batch records, test results, CoAs, etc. \nCoordinate and validate supplier documentation required for compliance (e.g., incoming quality documentation, supplier qualification support). \nSupport continuous improvement of quality documentation workflows to reduce errors, delays, and nonconformities. \n\n \nOperational Systems & Cross-Functional Coordination \nIdentify and implement improvements to manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and product flow processes. \nHelp establish scalable operational systems (documentation structure, release checklists, partner SOP alignment, inventory\/document tracking support). \nCoordinate cross-functional projects by tracking timelines, deliverables, and follow-up actions across internal teams. \n\n\n\nRequired qualifications\nBSc, MSc, or PhD in biotechnology, food science, chemistry, chemical engineering, supply chain, operations, or a related field.\n3+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, quality, supply chain, logistics, technical operations, or a related role within food, ingredients, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, personal care, or another regulated manufacturing industry.\nSolid understanding of quality systems, traceability, and compliance requirements in a manufacturing environment (e.g. GMP, HACCP, ISO-based quality systems, supplier qualification, batch documentation, or related frameworks).\nHands-on experience maintaining or coordinating quality and compliance documentation such as batch records, specifications, CoAs, supplier documentation, testing records, and traceability systems.  \nExperience coordinating activities involving multiple external partners, suppliers, laboratories, or manufacturers.\nUnderstanding of manufacturing processes in biotechnology, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or related industries. \nStrong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.\nGood written and oral communication skills in English.\nProactive, flexible, and hands-on, with the ability to work independently and thrive in a startup environment.\n\n\n\nBonus points\nHands-on experience with contract manufacturing partners.\nUnderstanding of microbial fermentation, downstream processing, or other batch manufacturing processes. \nExperience with lipids.\nExperience coordinating international shipments, customs, or import\/export activities.\nExperience implementing operational, inventory, ERP, quality management, or document management systems.\nFamiliarity with customer-facing quality and compliance documentation requirements. \n\n \nWe offer\nAn innovative, interdisciplinary, & fun research environment where you can rapidly grow your skillset and advance in your career \nOpportunity to participate in and make meaningful contributions to innovative projects that address key global challenges \nCompetitive remuneration, generous vacation package, & other benefits \n\n \nLocation: Gothenburg, Sweden. \n \nHow to Apply: \nApplications should be in English and contain: \nCover letter- tell us why you\u2019re a great fit for Melt&Marble and this particular position (300 words max!) \nCV outlining your experience, education, and key skills, including contact information of 2 current\/former supervisors and 1 current\/former colleague \n\n \nDeadline: September 30th. 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