Research & Development Manager - fully-cooked Protein Products

Research & Development Manager, Food Manufacturing

Portland, OR (area), Onsite, Relocation Assistance

Oversee and participate in product and process development of fully cooked protein products.

• Assist Director of R&D to supervise R&D staff, including training and overseeing of daily activities in the pilot plant
• Investigate opportunities for continuous improvement in current products and production processes
• Write product formulations
• Conceive and develop new meat products to fit our customer’s needs
• Research ingredients and food technologies that are pertinent to the meat industry
• Assist Director of R&D in ingredient management, ingredient rationalization, and ingredient testing
• Support the maintenance of electronic database of projects and formulations and timely documentation of results in database note files. Generate simple format reports, as directed.
• Assist with duties of Director of R&D when Director is absent
• Create ingredient statements and nutritional information for new products
• Track R&D project progression and success rate
• Source new ingredients and build relationships with ingredient suppliers
• Monitor first production runs
• Work with sales on developing customer relationships, educating customers on our capabilities, conducting demonstrations and customer visits

• A bachelor’s degree in food science, meat science, animal science, or related field. Experience in cooked meat commercial production or a meat lab preferred.
• Speak, read, and write English fluently and persuasively
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft office suite and Excel in particular
• Basic arithmetic

must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without sponsorship