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Research and Development Manager Food ManufacturingScheduler

Research and Development Manager Food ManufacturingScheduler

Staffmark • Phoenix, AZ, United States
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

R&D Manager Food Manufacturing

A growing, high-quality food manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead new product development and commercialization from concept through production. This role provides critical technical leadership in food science, formulation, process development, and plant scale-up while driving continuous improvement across existing product lines.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Lead full-lifecycle product development, pilot trials, plant trials, and commercial launches.
  • Develop and optimize formulations based on customer specifications, regulatory guidelines, and operational requirements.
  • Apply advanced food science principles to enhance product quality, shelf life, ingredient functionality, and manufacturing performance.
  • Establish detailed product specifications, processing procedures, and raw material standards.
  • Oversee product evaluations, shelf-life studies, and process validation testing.
  • Deliver expert technical support to Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Sales teams.
  • Ensure strict compliance with FDA, HACCP, GMP, SQF, BRC, and food labeling requirements.
  • Evaluate new ingredients, suppliers, and emerging food processing technologies.
  • Lead, mentor, and guide R&D team members while managing multiple high-priority development projects simultaneously.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
  • 5+ years of hands-on food product development and commercialization experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proven track record with plant trials, commercial scale-up, process validation, and food production.
  • Strong working knowledge of ingredient functionality, food chemistry, thermal processing, pH, emulsions, and shelf-life stability.
  • Deep understanding of FDA, HACCP, GMP, BRC, and food labeling regulations.
  • Demonstrated leadership, project management, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.
  • Preferred: Master's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
  • Prior experience managing and mentoring direct reports within an R&D laboratory or plant environment.
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