Technical Baker: Bakery Innovation & Trials Lead

Macphie Ltd; Glenbervie; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

PRP

Pension

Health & Wellness

Cycle-to-work

Leisure Subsidy

Free fruit

Electric car charging

Free parking

Education scheme

Maternity/Paternity pay

Funeral Concierge service

Death in service

Job summary

Macphie Ltd in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, is seeking a Technical Baker to join our Food Applications team. You will run practical bakery trials, advise on formulation options and support customer projects with specialist knowledge. The role blends hands-on bakery work with development and technical support.

Relocation can be discussed for the right candidate. Join a team shaping bakery concepts with ingredients expertise, product testing, and collaboration across Product Design, Food

Qualifications

• Extensive practical bakery experience within commercial, development or craft bakeries.
• Strong knowledge of bakery ingredients, formulations and manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting bakery product development, trials or technical bakery projects.
• Broad bakery knowledge across cakes, bread, sweet bakery and other baked goods.
• Good understanding of ingredient functionality and how formulation changes affect the finished product.
• Strong practical baking skills and the confidence to apply experience to new products.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot bakery and formulation challenges.
• Confidence to provide technical recommendations and explain thinking to different audiences.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across teams.
• Genuine interest in bakery innovation, new ingredients, technologies and market trends.
• Good organisational and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a technical bakery expert across Macphie, sharing knowledge with Product Design, Food Applications and Commercial teams.
• Carrying out practical bakery trials to validate new products, concepts and formulations.
• Advising on bakery ingredients, their functionality and how formulation changes impact the finished product.
• Testing and challenging products to ensure required quality, consistency and performance.
• Troubleshooting bakery formulations and manufacturing challenges with practical solutions.
• Assessing products across functionality, quality, shelf life and manufacturability.
• Supporting development of innovative bakery solutions based on customer needs and market trends.
• Providing specialist bakery expertise during customer projects, trials, demonstrations and meetings.
• Taking responsibility for day-to-day management of the Development Bakery and upholding Macphie standards.
• Keeping up to date with new ingredients, bakery technologies, consumer trends and industry developments.
• Building relationships with ingredient suppliers and industry contacts to identify ideas.
• Sharing expertise and helping colleagues build bakery knowledge and capability.

Skills

Bakery experience

Ingredient knowledge

Formulation understanding

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bakery/food science background

Job description

Macphie Ltd in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, is seeking a Technical Baker to join our Food Applications team. You will run practical bakery trials, advise on formulation options and support customer projects with specialist knowledge. The role blends hands-on bakery work with development and technical support.

Relocation can be discussed for the right candidate. Join a team shaping bakery concepts with ingredients expertise, product testing, and collaboration across Product Design, Food