Food Product Developer

Grand River Personnel Limited; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A food production firm in Waterloo Region seeks a Product Developer to create and formulate food products. The ideal candidate holds a Food Science degree with 5-10 years’ experience in product development, particularly in food manufacturing. This role offers a competitive salary of $60K-$80K, bonuses, benefits, and vacation time. Interested candidates should email their resumes to the provided address.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Vacation time off

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in food product development.
• Experience in bakery or food manufacturing environments.
• Strong plant operations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and formulate prototypes for new products.
• Troubleshoot ingredient and formula-related production issues.
• Inspect incoming raw materials.

Skills

Food formulation expertise

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Customer satisfaction focus

Education

Food Science degree

Tools

Minotaur production systems

Job description

Overview

Or client with a Food Production Facility in Waterloo Region, is looking for a Product Developer to join their team in a full-time permanent role!

Come join this stable long-established business and be the recipient of a salary between 60-80K depending on experience as well as bonus, benefits and vacation time off!

As the ideal candidate, you will have a Food Science Degree and 5-10 years of experience working with food formulations and recipes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and formulate prototypes for new products
• Update existing formulas
• Troubleshoot ingredients and formula-related production issues
• Be familiar with suppliers and alternates
• Inspect incoming raw materials
• Be cross trained in quality control function
• Other duties as required by the Technical manager

Requirements

• Food Science degree.
• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience working in product development environment, ideally in bakery or food manufacturing.
• Experience in a customer-driven environment where sales and research development play critical roles in driving the go-to-market business strategy.
• Strong plant operations knowledge.
• Entrepreneurial approach to business problems and resolutions.
• Strong knowledge and experience with system driven production (Minotaur).
• Demonstrates a strong sense of internal and external customer satisfaction as a top priority.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

If you have the required skills above, please send your resume to: [e-mail]

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Grand River Personnel is committed to promoting accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities and complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and makes accommodations available for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. When an applicant for employment is chosen to participate in an assessment and/or the selection process, reasonable accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.