CORP - Sr. Director of Research & Development

Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world’s leading chicken producers, Bachoco.

Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

 

Bachoco OK Foods is seeking a Sr. Director of Research & Development for our Corporate location in Fort Smith, AR.

 

Summary: The Sr. Director of Research functions as the liaison between the Sales Department, the production group, and the Marketing Department within Bachoco OK Foods as well as other outside customers such as National accounts.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• The Sr. Director coordinates all new products within Bachoco OK  Foods and oversees the development of samples to the proper departments, the creation of the production processes, the initiation of specifications, ordering of ingredients for the first production runs, label approvals, coordination packaging and packaging materials. These duties are carried out through communication with all departments involved within Bachoco OK Foods as well as the assigning of projects to subordinates.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises three employees in the Research and Development Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

 

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: Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university and five to ten years experience in Poultry Science, Food Science or a related field.

 

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

 

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 talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while per