Senior Meat Scientist: Formulation, Yield & Scale-Up

Home Market Foods; Norwood (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Pet Insurance

Wellness Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

College Scholarship for dependents

401k Company Match

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance Coverage

Relocation Assistance

Employee Bonus Referral Program

Community Impact Opportunities

Team Events

Job summary

Home Market Foods seeks a Staff Meat Scientist to define and validate formulas for ground and comminuted blends, aiming for controlled yield, texture, and cost across the portfolio. You will translate raw-material variability into specification-driven blends and support procurement and operations.

The role requires bench and pilot-plant R&D experience, scale-up expertise, and collaboration across R&D, FSQA, procurement, production, and finance. Located in Kentucky, on-site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Meat/Animal/Food Science (advanced degree a plus).
• Hands-on R&D bench and pilot-plant formulation with ground/comminuted meat.
• Knowledge of meat blend composition and functionality.
• Experience scaling up to full production and equipment validation.
• Quantitative orientation for formulation, yield and cost models.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration (R&D, FSQA, Procurement, Production, Finance).

Responsibilities

• Define formula parameters for ground and comminuted blends.
• Build least-cost formulation models using available trim streams.
• Establish blend tolerances to absorb raw-material variability.
• Translate eating quality and label requirements into specs.
• Lead bench and pilot formulations; transfer to production.
• Validate formulas on equipment and assess throughput.
• Identify causes of yield/texture variance and correct specs.
• Provide formulation inputs for new product development and Stage Gate.

Skills

Meat Science

R&D bench work

Pilot-plant formulation

Formulation modeling

Yield analysis

Equipment validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory labeling understanding

Cost/price optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Animal Science, Food Science or related

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Pilot-plant equipment

Scale-up capability

Job description

Home Market Foods seeks a Staff Meat Scientist to define and validate formulas for ground and comminuted blends, aiming for controlled yield, texture, and cost across the portfolio. You will translate raw-material variability into specification-driven blends and support procurement and operations.

The role requires bench and pilot-plant R&D experience, scale-up expertise, and collaboration across R&D, FSQA, procurement, production, and finance. Located in Kentucky, on-site.