Director, Research and Development

6 months ago

Toronto, Canada Silver Hills Bakery Full time

_**This role is located in Abbotsford BC and will require relocation**_

**Position**: Director, Research & Development **Reports to**:VP, Research & Development

We are looking for a **Director, Research & Development **to join our team Our Director, Research & Development will be responsible for developing and commercializing new products for existing capacity in the Sprouted bakery, and for supporting the Operations team to achieve consistent high-quality production of goods.

**Opportunities**

**Here is who you are**
- **Drive & motivation**_
- You are passionate about R&D and enjoy tackling challenges with renewed energy and purpose
- You are health conscious and understand the value of healthy eating and organic food
- **Character & Abilities**_
- You are a food science fanatic who enjoys being on the cutting edge of food science and technology
- You are a strong people leader who can build and nurture long-lasting partnerships within the team
- You are highly versatile and able to handle tasks with urgency, efficiency, and accuracy
- You can coach and develop a high performing team
- You can adapt to the changing context and evolving environment effectively
- **Knowledge & skills**_
- You have an advanced understanding of the baking techniques and key scientific principles associated with food systems, ingredient, and ingredient/process interactions
- You have advanced working knowledge of product development commercialization and revel in bringing products to the market
- You have expert knowledge of the structure and chemistry of food and standard food production processes
- You understand formulations and how to manipulate formulas to derive data
- You have strong knowledge of HACCP, quality assurance and control
- You understand food microbiology principles, typical spoilage organisms, and control strategies
- You have solid computer skills including MS Office Suite
- You are skilled at developing and managing budgets and reporting on key metrics
- **Experience**_
- You have 10+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably in baking
- You have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Food Science or a related field or have a Red Seal/Master Baker certification
- You have experience leading and developing a team of direct reports
- You have experience solving technical issues for an industrial bread bakery
- **Nice-to-Have**_
- Experience/education in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
- Knowledge and experience working with sprouted grains

**things you will do**
- Lead in the development and commercialization of new product concepts based on ideas from product strategy
- Commercialize line or recipe extensions, slice or weight changes, claim enhancement
- Lead the team to deeply understand and document the production processes and solve product quality related issues for theSprouted bakery across all products
- Develop and define finished product specs, ingredient specs, and process parameters and monitor for changing requirements
- Oversee the review, testing, and approvalprocesses for the purchase of new functional baking ingredients to ensure high quality production and cost containment through the entire production process
- Champion and report on trends in baking science and ingredients including recommendations on potential implementation opportunities for the business
- Ensure commercialization support, consistent collaboration, and smooth hand-off to Operations and Quality teams
- Lead, coach and further develop a stellar R&D team
- May on occasion work evenings and weekends to accommodate production testing

**Salary**: $140,000.00-$160,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site childcare
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Vision care
- Wellness program

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person

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