Who We Are

The Farmer’s Dog is the fastest growing pet health service company in the US, and was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care – a fresh proposition in an industry riddled with manipulative and misleading marketing. We’re starting by radically improving the $100 billion pet food market, replacing bulk bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends healthy, freshly-made dog food, balanced by top veterinary nutritionists, directly to customers’ doors. Our ultimate goal is to create innovative, honest, and delightful experiences across all aspects of pet care, and we believe our direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic and forward-thinking culture uniquely position us to shepherd this backwards industry into the future. 

To date, The Farmer’s Dog has delivered hundreds of millions of meals nationwide and raised over $150M in funding to help us build a company as healthy as the dogs who are eating those meals. Join us as we continue to develop ways of bringing peace of mind to our customers, health to their companions, and much-needed change to the way people feed and care for their pets.

#LongLiveDogs

Where You'll Come In

The Research and Development Technician will play a key role in the day to day operations of the pilot plant. This facility will be responsible for producing small scale formats of our current and future production methods, samples produced will be shared internally for review and testing. The responsibilities of the technician will include daily setup of kitchen equipment; ingredient ordering and management; maintaining sample library and sample shipments; documentation of testing and trials; sanitation and general support for other functions that operate in the facility. The Research and Development Technician will work cross functionally with other areas of the organization to ensure projects flow smoothly from concept to commercialization.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Daily kitchen operations including setup, maintenance and sanitation.
• Ingredient management. Ensuring core ingredients are kept on hand in good condition, replenished and organized as needed.
• Recipe preparation. Work with developers and managers to set up and execute test runs.
• Sample receiving and outbound shipments.
• Coordinating sample cuttings/review with key team members in the NYC office.
• Creating an organized sample library for both R&D and FSQR groups to have easy access too as reference.
• Assist cross functionally as needed in the facility. This will include learning the basics of operating analytical equipment in our quality lab on site. 

We're Excited About You Because

• You are detail oriented.
• Familiarity with food manufacturing and preparation.
• Basic knowledge of food safety and quality as related to kitchen operations.
• Ability to drive to learn new operations and technologies in the food manufacturing industry.
• Must be able to work on site in Omaha.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lift 50-75lb.
• Must love dogs.

Our DEI Philosophy:

Our company’s mission is rooted in deep, genuine care for dogs – and for the people who love them. As an organization we are full of individuals who are unique in many ways, but all united in a mission of providing true peace of mind to dog lovers everywhere. Fixing this industry and improving the lives of pets and their people will be a difficult, decades-long endeavor. We believe the best use of our time, energy, and resources as a collective team is to focus on this mission, and on supporting our team to do their best work and be their best selves. In support of this we’re committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce, and investing in internal structures, opportunities, hiring/promotions processes, and training that create and sustain an inclusive team. We strive to provide an experience at TFD that will be invested, meaningful and memorable as we progress on the journey to reimagine how we feed and care for our pets.

A Few of Our Best Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company sponsored mental health benefit and coaching through Modern Health
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO 
• Discounted fresh food for your pup
• Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug