Remote Bakery Product Innovator — Lead New Creations

Giveandgo; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Remote work option

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Give & Go is seeking a Product Developer to join its Innovation & Marketing team to conceptualize products and commission new production lines for bakery sites. You will develop new products or enhance existing ones to meet customer expectations and drive growth.

You will lead cross‑functional projects with Engineering, Marketing, Production, QA and Supply Chain, maintain formulation records, run test kitchen trials and ensure GMP/HACCP compliance while mentoring interns.

Qualifications

• Completion of college/university diploma in Food Science or related field.
• Minimum 6 years in the Food Manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 6 years in Product Development.
• Preferred degree in Nutrition or related field.
• Certificate in Food Labelling or Food Law.
• Red Seal certification or Master Baker/Pâtissier credential.
• Understanding of bakery ingredients, processes and equipment capability.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, GFSI and food allergens.
• Strong problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent organization; ability to lead, delegate and follow up.
• Ability to lead and work both independently and in a team.
• Attention to detail and mentoring ability for interns.
• Ability to respond promptly to internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead on innovation projects for growth at the assigned Plant across departments.
• Scale, bake and package lab and customer samples with accurate costing and QC data.
• Prepare TVCs to share costs and product data within the dept.
• Contribute to project charters and CapEx project installations.
• Attend FATs and SATs for CapEx projects offsite.
• Record formula data, recipes, deposit weights and baking losses.
• Ensure formulas scale for ingredient pack sizes in plant.
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions to commercialization.
• Lead plant trials and document outcomes including labour counts.
• Sign off lab and customer samples; maintain TVCs and cost data.
• Provide technical product details to Managers or Marketing.
• Develop products from Sales/Marketing ideas; lead new ideas sessions.
• Observe SQF and HACCP policies; troubleshoot for success.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Independent work

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Education

Food Science diploma

University degree in Nutrition or Food Science (preferred)

Certificate in Food Labelling or Food Law

Red Seal (Chef/Baker) Master Baker or Pâtissier

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Give & Go is seeking a Product Developer to join its Innovation & Marketing team to conceptualize products and commission new production lines for bakery sites. You will develop new products or enhance existing ones to meet customer expectations and drive growth.

You will lead cross‑functional projects with Engineering, Marketing, Production, QA and Supply Chain, maintain formulation records, run test kitchen trials and ensure GMP/HACCP compliance while mentoring interns.