R&D Project Manager — Food Product Development

Olymel; Brampton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-like work environment

Training and skills development

Certification program

Comprehensive benefits

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Olymel, located in Brampton, is seeking a Project Manager - R&D to lead food product development projects, ensuring adherence to quality and food-safety standards, and coordinating with marketing and operations.

You will manage project charters, define client expectations, collaborate with technical services, purchasing, and factory teams, and develop SOPs and product specs while supporting local factory follow-ups.

Qualifications

• Degree in food science, food engineering, or a related field.
• Significant experience in food product development.
• In-depth knowledge of food industry regulations and standards.
• Mastery of project management processes and tools.
• Ability to travel to multiple factories.

Responsibilities

• Managing various types of food product development projects.
• Ensuring effective monitoring and management of all project stages by rigorously following the established project management structure.
• Establishing a collaborative link between internal/external clients and account manager/innovation dept.
• Working with technical services, purchasing and operations to coordinate development activities.
• Developing SOPs and product specifications with monitoring frequencies.
• Coordinating creation of samples in the lab and in factories.
• Providing local factory follow-ups and support to other R&D project managers.

Skills

Project management

Food product development

Quality standards

Regulatory knowledge

Travel willingness

Education

Food science/engineering degree

Tools

PM tools

Job description

Olymel, located in Brampton, is seeking a Project Manager - R&D to lead food product development projects, ensuring adherence to quality and food-safety standards, and coordinating with marketing and operations.

You will manage project charters, define client expectations, collaborate with technical services, purchasing, and factory teams, and develop SOPs and product specs while supporting local factory follow-ups.