Research and Development Director jobs in Fort Smith, AR
Research and Development Director directs and implements an organization's research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives. Ensures research and development activities will maintain an organization's competitive position and profitability. Being a Research and Development Director consults with top management and research and development team and makes recommendations based on research findings and product performance. May require an advanced degree. Additionally, Research and Development Director typically reports to top management. The Research and Development Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Research and Development Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Research and Development Manager (FT)
- OK Foods
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Fort Smith, AR
FULL_TIME
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Bachoco OK Foods is seeking a Research & Development Manager for our Fort Smith, AR location.Summary: The Research and Development Manager applies scientific and engineering principles in the research, development, and maintenance of foods.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- The Research and Development Manager conducts basic research, new product research and development of foods.
- Develops new and improved methods and systems for food processing, production, and packaging.
- Studies methods to improve quality of foods, such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods.
- Develops food standards, tests new products in test kitchen and develops specific processing methods, and confers with process engineers, flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems.
- 3-5 years Meat Science/Food Science background required.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Team of Food Technologists.Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.- Education and/or Experience: Master’s degree preferred or Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have extensive typing skills and knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software, preferably Microsoft Word and Excel. Other basic computer skills including knowledge of Windows software are also needed.
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid driver's license required. Employee may be required to travel short distances occasionally.
- Other Skills and Abilities: Employee must be available for office hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Some after-hours work and light traveling may also be required for this position.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Work will be performed in an office, test kitchen, and production plant. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Note: Necessary safety equipment will be furnished.*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:
Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods. - 7 Days Ago
Research and Development Manager
- OK Foods
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Fort Smith, AR
FULL_TIME
- Bachoco OK Foods is seeking a Research & Development Manager for our Fort Smith, AR location. Summary: The Research and Development Manager applies scientific and engineering principles in the researc...
- 8 Days Ago
Administrative assistant
- Maxion Research
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Fort Smith, AR
FULL_TIME
- Work From Home, Entry Level Data Entry Clerk As A Research Participant We are looking for people who want to work remotely from home. You'll need an Internet connection and a mobile device or computer...
- 3 Days Ago
Leasing Manager
- Green Development
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Sallisaw, OK
PART_TIME
- Job descriptionLocation: Sallisaw, OK. 74955.36 - 40 hours per weekMonday - Friday 9:00 - 3:00 or 4:00On call for emergenciesRequired Education and Experience High School diploma or equivalent No prop...
- 14 Days Ago
Recruiter Admin Support Specialist
- Teya Development LLC
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Fort Smith, AR
FULL_TIME
- *NOW HIRING* Recruiter Admin Support Specialist Cheyenne, WY (Warren Air Force Base) The position is Full-Time (30 hours a week, Monday-Friday) The successful candidate will be required to provide the...
- 13 Days Ago
Sales Professional
- Rausch Coleman Development Group Inc.
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Fort Smith, AR
FULL_TIME
- DescriptionImproving quality of life, one home at a time.At Rausch Coleman Homes, we honor God through our commitment to Integrity and Excellence in all aspects of homebuilding. We place the highest v...
- 5 Days Ago
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- Ati Physical Therapy
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Fort Smith, AR
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- 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
Rental Sales Management Trainee
- Ryder System
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Fort Smith, AR
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- 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
Discipline Leader-Long-Range Transportation Planning
- CDM Smith
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Fort Smith, AR
- **36941BR** **Requisition ID:** 36941BR **Business Unit:** TSU **Job Description:** **We are open to filling this positi...
- 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
Operations Manager
- Simmons Prepared Foods
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Van Buren, AR
- Purpose of the Position Plans, directs and coordinates the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing pro...
- 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
Manager, Robotics and Automation - Mechatronics
- ArcBest Technologies
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Fort Smith, AR
- What You'll Do Who we are ArcBest Technologies, an ArcBest® company, is an innovative technology company that provides c...
- 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
CORP - Sr. Manager of Technical & Veterinary Services
- Bachoco OK Foods
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Fort Smith, AR
- Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the wor...
- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Credit Manager Trainee
- Farmers Home Furniture
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Alma, AR
- ** Credit Manager Trainee** **Job Category****:** CMT **Requisition Number****:** CREDI014067 Showing 1 location **Job D...
- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Operations Manager
- Simmons Foods
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Van Buren, AR
- Purpose of the Position Plans, directs and coordinates the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing pro...
- 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah.
Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna, fought by United States Army Rangers c...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Research and Development Director jobs
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Fort Smith, Arkansas area prices
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What does a Research and Development Director do?
Research and Development Director in Trenton, NJ
NIJ’s research and development process helps ensure that projects are relevant to the field and produce valid, actionable results.
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Research Development professionals initiate and nurture critical partnerships and alliances throughout the institutional research enterprise and between institutions—and with their external stakeholders.
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A research and development (R&D) manager performs a number of highly important roles within an organization.
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