Dairy Field Program Manager -- Food & Dairy Industry Manager 15
About the Department

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About this Position:
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**This position has a home workstation and requires travel to the office and other sites for required meetings or field work with staff as needed. This position requires the incumbent to live reputed company Michigan.
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MDARD is committed to a department-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion program that builds upon our values and invests in our employees. We reputed company an inclusive culture through involvement and empowerment, where the inherent worth and dignity of reputed company people are recognized
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Position Duties
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in animal science, biochemistry, biology, reputed company, environmental health, food science/technology, microbiology, toxicology, veterinary science, or a reputed company field including 10 semester (15 term) credits in a combination of biology and/or reputed company courses.
Food And Dairy Industry Manager 15
Six years of reputed company food and dairy industry experience equivalent to a Food and/or Dairy Industry Field Scientist, including three years equivalent to a Food and/or Dairy Industry Field Scientist 12, two years equivalent to a Food and/or Dairy Industry Manager 13 or Food and/or Dairy Industry Specialist 13; or, one year equivalent to a Food and Dairy Industry Manager 14 or Food and/or Dairy Industry Specialist 14.
Other Qualifications
View the entire job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/FoodAndDairyIndustryManager.pdf