A multinational company specializing in the marketing of ingredients, flavorings, and innovative solutions for the global food industry is seeking senior research and development technician-meat and poultry applications job objective: this position will focus on the development and optimization of applications such as sausages, hot dogs, value hams, fresh injection molding, and tumbling systems. The successful candidate will contribute in-depth industry knowledge, practical skills, and technical creativity, support both research and development projects and providing technical service to our clients in mexico and central america. requirements: academic background: chemical engineering in food science, food engineering, or chemical engineering.language: advanced english (spoken and written)minimum 8-10 years of experience in the meat and poultry processing industry.proven hands-on experience in sausage, ham, injection, and tumbling applications.solid knowledge of functional ingredients (binders, phosphates, proteins, hydrocolloids, fibers, etc.) and their interactions.experience creating compound blends from individual ingredients.strong problem-solving skills and ability to work directly with production teams and clients.availability to travel within mexico (up to 70% of the time) and occasionally to central america. Key responsibilities work within the research and development team to design and optimize functional ingredient blends for meat and poultry applications.conduct application trials on sausages, hot dogs, economy hams, injection systems, and tumbling processes.provide hands-on technical support to customers, assisting with product launches, troubleshooting, and optimization.blend individual ingredients into functional compounds to meet specific performance and labeling requirements.serve as a technical expert for the sales team, demonstrating functionality and performance to customers.travel frequently to customer facilities in mexico (and occasionally in central america) to provide application support.document, analyze, and report trial results to support ongoing commercial and research and development projects. we offer: competitive salary based on experiencedirect hire by the companyfull benefits as required by law (100% payroll)additional benefits (grocery vouchers, medical insurance, 30 days of christmas bonus, among others)experience with cutting-edge technologies and the best global practices.professional development within a leading food innovation company.job zone: av. Mariano escobedo, col. Lomas de chapultepec 1ra sección, miguel hidalgo, mexico city. (with availability to travel frequently within mexico and occasionally to central america) esta vacante viene de la bolsa de empleo talenteca.com: