R&d Baker

2 weeks ago


Abbotsford, Canada Silver Hills Bakery Full time

**POSITION**: R&D Baker REPORTS TO: Director, R&D
We are looking for a R&D Baker to join our R&D team Our R&D Baker will be working closely with the R&D and Operations teams to support our product development and commercialization efforts. This includes bake testing new and existing products or ingredients and preparing product samples for presentations.

OPPORTUNITIES

HERE IS WHO YOU ARE
DRIVE & MOTIVATION
- You are familiar with natural/whole food ingredients
- You enjoy coaching, sharing knowledge, and working collaboratively in a team
- You want to expand your knowledge and learn about our unique sprouting processes
- You want to try yourself in a role where baking and science go hand in hand

CHARACTER & ABILITIES
- You are meticulous, analytical, and resourceful with your work
- You are patient and have a keen eye for detail and accuracy
- You are an excellent communicator who works well with different personalities

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- You have strong working knowledge of traditional bakery ingredients and products
- You understand bakery production principles, processes, and equipment
- You have strong baking skills
- You have solid computer skills including MS Office

EXPERIENCE
- You are a Journeyman Baker and/or have a Red Seal designation
- You have prior experience in a commercial bakery or food production facility

NICE-TO-HAVE
- Product development and R&D experience

THINGS YOU WILL DO
- Formulate new and existing products to meet objectives
- Coordinate and supervise production batch testing
- Provide support to the production team as needed
- Maintain detailed and comprehensive records of all documents

OTHER
- May be required to work variable shifts on occasion

**DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**:

- Formulate new and existing products to meet sensory, quality, cost and manufacturability
- Coordinate and supervise production batch testing to validate formula and process in the production environment
- Provide support to the production team to identify and address quality and process issues
- Maintain detailed, comprehensive records of formulations, process parameters, finished product results, sensory results and project time
- Identify and evaluate opportunities for formula / process improvement and cost reduction
- Identify and evaluate ingredients for functionality and suitability
- Lead or take an ownership role in product commercialization
- Prepare samples of products as needed to support company presentations
- Other duties as assigned