Title:
Product Development Manager
Director/VP R&D, Food Technol/Scientist, R&D/Product Dev Manager
Location:
Fredericksburg PA
Join Bell & Evans and become part of a proud, diverse family of 1,800 team members who work together every day to produce the best chicken in the world. Our family-owned business dates back to 1894 as the oldest branded chicken company in America. Since our beginning, Bell & Evans focuses on quality and produces only premium chicken, no commodity, maintaining the highest animal welfare standards in our industry. We are an innovator that believes in transparency, uncompromising quality, service, teamwork, and honest, common-sense practices.
Job Summary:
Responsible for leading product development initiatives from research through commercialization while maintaining alignment with company goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, perform, summarize and present development experiments and ensure accurate sample preparation and execution
- Develop and maintain detailed records of testing, formulations and outcomes of products and ingredients
- Compute formulas, percentages or production specific factors using chemical and mathematical procedures
- Manage and continuously improve product development processes and programs
- Coordinate work with outside vendors and internal departments including material procurement and testing acting as primary contact
- Lead cross functional team through scale up and stage-gate process across multiple facilities
- Complete finished product standard testing – Organoleptic and chemical including both application and performance standards
- Schedule and prioritize projects in alignment with overall company and customer initiatives
- Test raw materials and finished products through development and defined post launch timelines
- Operate and upkeep lab/kitchen and plant equipment as required
- Ensure all regulatory and internal policies are followed, including safety initiatives
- Flexibility to participate in occasional off-shift testing and commercialization, as well as some degree of travel
Required Qualification:
- Must be a self-starter, work well with minimal supervision.
- Must have knowledge of common laboratory concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Background in formulation is preferred.
- Exhibit strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
Education and/or Experience:
- Minimum of an Associate Degree and 10 years of experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- Background in Product Development, R&D, Quality or Plant Operations.
100% of our operations are located in the small, rural town of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. At Bell & Evans, you can enjoy:
- Competitive pay
- Full-time schedule
- Great health benefits and on-site wellness clinics and free prescriptions
- Athletic trainers for on-site occupational health
- Employee store with discount on Bell & Evans products
- State-of-the-art facilities and the latest technology
If you are ambitious and take pride in your work, we are the employer for you. As we continue to grow, opportunities for advancement are endless!
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City: Fredericksburg County: Armstrong Populaton: 733 | Cost of Living: Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $116,783; detached houses: $115,526 Median gross rent in 2019: $648. March 2019 cost of living index in Fredericksburg: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) |