Technical Service Manager - Meat

Novonesis•Milwaukee, WI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a North America team that helps meat producers unlock the full value of fermentation cultures, from flavor and color development to bioprotection. You’ll work at the intersection of customer needs, field sales, and lab‑based data to solve real production challenges and deliver biosolutions that make a measurable difference. In this Technical Services, Meat role, you will support field sales in the meat segment by translating technical insight into practical customer value. Your work will blend hands‑on trial execution, fermentation characterization, and project leadership—while aligning with global stakeholders to help scale learnings and strengthen our solutions portfolio.

Requirements

BS degree in meat/food science, biology, microbiology, or a similar field
3+ years of experience in meat processing/manufacturing (or closely related)
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Salesforce.com, SAP, data analytics (JMP)
Strong analytical skills with accurate reporting and clear documentation habits
Curiosity and follow‑up mindset; ability to work independently with drive and initiative
Technical confidence to ask the right questions, connect data to decisions, and turn findings into recommendations
Technical understanding and structured problem solving
Ability to translate technical data into practical, customer‑relevant recommendations
Energy, passion, and a positive, collaborative attitude

Nice To Haves

Experience planning and executing customer‑facing trials across multiple sites
Familiarity with fermentation culture applications and/or bioprotection use cases
Project coordination skills across cross‑functional and global stakeholder groups
Strong presentation skills—communicating technical insights to commercial and operations audiences

Responsibilities

Run and support new culture trials to validate performance in customer processes
Use technical equipment to characterize fermentations and interpret results
Participate in customer meetings to understand needs, ask the right technical questions, and recommend solutions
Manage internal lab/data collection projects to build strong evidence for product selection and value propositions
Collaborate and align activities with global stakeholders (including Global Applications) to share learnings and drive consistency