Research & Development Manager

King’s Command is seeking a qualified candidate to lead our Research & Development team at our facility located in Versailles, OH. The Research & Development (R&D) Manager is responsible for leading the R&D team in new product development, testing, commercialization, least cost formulation, and process improvement activities.

The R&D Manager will work closely with Sales, Customers, Operations, Quality Assurance / Food Safety, Supply Chain Management, and Finance on product-development projects from initial customer concept through full-scale commercialization and optimization of existing products that improve product performance and provide cost savings while maintaining compliance with food safety and regulatory requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring strong technical knowledge of meat science, ingredient functionality, further-processing methods, and commercial food manufacturing.