Junior Product Developer - 12-Month Contract

Give and Go Prepared Foods; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits

Learning & Growth

Work-Life Balance

Job summary

Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a North American bakery manufacturer with over 30 years of growth, part of the Mondelēz family.

The role centers on conceptualizing products and commissioning new production lines, while developing new or improved offerings to meet customer expectations. You will lead lab and customer sample work, maintain records, and guide plant trials from formulation to commercialization, collaborating with Innovation & Marketing to translate ideas into market-ready

Qualifications

• Completion of college diploma in Food Science or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years experience in the Food Manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 4 years experience as Product Developer Assistant or Coordinator.
• Chefs or Bakers Red Seal certificate.
• Comprehensive understanding of commercial bakery ingredients, production processes and equipment capability.
• Good understanding of GMP, HACCP, GFSI (BRC, SQF) and Food Allergens.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Have good working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize task, delegate and follow up.
• Ability to lead, work independently, and in a team environment.
• Solid understanding of urgency in responding to internal (other departments) and external (suppliers, agencies, customers) partners.

Responsibilities

• Perform own Shelf-Life testing, attending tastings, collating and distributing data, and advising of next steps based on outcome of testing.
• Lead in formulating, scaling, baking and packaging of lab & customer samples, independently maintaining TVC & PDS records for formulation records, accurate costing, and Critical to Quality Points
• Own Product Development for a production line & 2 product categories in one of Give & Go’s bakeries, independently directing plant trials and FRP’s, pre-trial meetings, keeping detailed records on plant trial production details, outcomes, including labour head count and suitability to production, with Tech Services support
• Record accurate formula data including recipes, methodology, deposit weights, baking losses, following test kitchen samples for translation to plant floor
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions, seeing them through to commercialization
• Direct Product Development Assistant per Production plant to place & close Purchase Orders for needed Plant Trial ingredients with Suppliers.
• Execute commercialization of products with Tech Services support, owning personal project load; flexible to changes in workload.
• Assist Product Developers and Tech Services when required
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions, seeing them through to commercialization on their assigned production line
• Formulate, scale, bake, label and package lab & customer samples.
• Record data in computer systems to save info for recipes in TVC’s
• Ensure formulas are scaled to best accommodate ingredient pack sizes in the plant
• Identify areas of improvements and concerns and recommend improvements by providing guidance in product upgrades to meet changing business demands
• Schedule regular meetings to discuss about new product ideas and issues
• Observe all SQF and HACCP policies
• Troubleshoots when necessary to ensure product success

Skills

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Bakery ingredients knowledge

Production processes

Project coordination

Leadership

Education

College diploma in Food Science or related field

Red Seal certificate for Chefs or Bakers

Tools

Lab equipment

Job description

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™

It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!

Job Overview

Responsible for working with Innovation & Marketing team to conceptualize products and commission new Production lines for purchase and installation in one of Give & Go’s bakeries. The role will be tasked with the creation and development of new products or enhancing existing products to meet customer expectations effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform own Shelf-Life testing, attending tastings, collating and distributing data, and advising of next steps based on outcome of testing.
• Lead in formulating, scaling, baking and packaging of lab & customer samples, independently maintaining TVC & PDS records for formulation records, accurate costing, and Critical to Quality Points
• Own Product Development for a production line & 2 product categories in one of Give & Go’s bakeries, independently directing plant trials and FRP’s, pre-trial meetings, keeping detailed records on plant trial production details, outcomes, including labour head count and suitability to production, with Tech Services support
• Record accurate formula data including recipes, methodology, deposit weights, baking losses, following test kitchen samples for translation to plant floor
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions, seeing them through to commercialization
• Direct Product Development Assistant per Production plant to place & close Purchase Orders for needed Plant Trial ingredients with Suppliers.
• Execute commercialization of products with Tech Services support, owning personal project load; flexible to changes in workload.
• Assist Product Developers and Tech Services when required
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions, seeing them through to commercialization on their assigned production line
• Formulate, scale, bake, label and package lab & customer samples.
• Record data in computer systems to save info for recipes in TVC’s
• Ensure formulas are scaled to best accommodate ingredient pack sizes in the plant
• Identify areas of improvements and concerns and recommend improvements by providing guidance in product upgrades to meet changing business demands
• Schedule regular meetings to discuss about new product ideas and issues
• Observe all SQF and HACCP policies
• Troubleshoots when necessary to ensure product success

The Recipe For Success

• Completion of college diploma in Food Science or a related field
• Minimum 4 years experience in the Food Manufacturing industry
• Minimum 4 years experience working as a Product Developer Assistant or Coordinator
• Chefs or Bakers Red Seal certificate
• Comprehensive understanding of commercial bakery ingredients, production processes and equipment capability
• Good understanding of GMP, HACCP, GFSI (BRC, SQF) and Food Allergens
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Have good working knowledge of word, excel, power point and outlook
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize task, delegate and follow up
• Ability to lead, work independently, and in a team environment
• Solid understanding of urgency in responding to internal (other departments) and external (suppliers, agencies, customers) partners

What We Can Offer

• As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• Competitive Benefits, along with work-life balance!

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