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Job description
Position Title: R&D Manager - Food
Manufacturing
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)
Summary
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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