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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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