R&D Technical Services Lead - Food Manufacturing

0035 Tyson Shared Services, Inc.; Caseyville (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual incentive plan

Job summary

Tyson Foods is seeking an R&D Technical Services Manager to provide leadership and technical direction for Research and Development Technical Services across assigned facilities. You will own manufacturing instructions, lead plant trials, and drive process validation and optimization while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing.

This role supports business growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in food manufacturing, R&D, technical services, or process engineering.
• Experience with plant commercialization, process validation, and manufacturing operations.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to facilities as required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for assigned processes and own manufacturing instructions.
• Lead process validation, plant trials, and commercialization activities.
• Support first production, new product introductions, and plant execution.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing teams to resolve issues.
• Lead data-driven problem solving for quality and process improvements.
• Collaborate with R&D and engineering to ensure manufacturability.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Travel readiness

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

NPD

GSM

DevEx

Job description

Tyson Foods is seeking an R&D Technical Services Manager to provide leadership and technical direction for Research and Development Technical Services across assigned facilities. You will own manufacturing instructions, lead plant trials, and drive process validation and optimization while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing.

This role supports business growth and innovation.