Technical Baker: Bakery R&D & Product Development

Macphie Ltd; Stonehaven; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

PRP (Profit-related pay)

Pension scheme

Health benefits

Cycle to work

Free fruit

Electric car charging

Free parking

Further education scheme

Maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Education bursary

Funeral concierge service

Death in service

Job summary

Macphie Ltd. is seeking a Technical Baker to join our Food Applications team in Scotland to act as the bakery subject matter expert and help shape new products through practical trials and expert formulation guidance.

You will validate concepts, advise on ingredient functionality, and troubleshoot formulations while collaborating with Product Design, Commercial and NPD teams to deliver high-quality baked goods and customer solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical bakery experience gained within a commercial, development or craft bakery environment.
• Strong knowledge of bakery ingredients, formulations and manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting bakery product development, trials or technical bakery projects.
• Broad bakery knowledge across products such as cakes, bread, sweet bakery and other baked goods.
• A good understanding of ingredient functionality and how changes to a formulation can affect the finished product.
• Strong practical baking skills and the confidence to apply your experience to new products and applications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot bakery and formulation challenges.
• The confidence to provide technical recommendations and explain your thinking to different audiences.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach to working across different teams.
• A 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 your knowledge with our 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 will impact the finished product.
• Testing and challenging products to make sure they deliver the required quality, consistency and performance.
• Troubleshooting bakery formulations and manufacturing challenges and recommending practical solutions.
• Assessing products across areas such as functionality, quality, shelf life and manufacturability.
• Supporting the development of innovative bakery solutions based on customer needs and emerging market trends.
• Providing specialist bakery expertise during customer projects, trials, demonstrations and meetings.
• Taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of our Development Bakery and ensuring it is maintained to Macphie standards.
• Keeping up to date with new ingredients, bakery technologies, consumer trends and developments across the industry.
• Building relationships with ingredient suppliers and industry contacts to identify new ideas and opportunities.
• Sharing your expertise and supporting colleagues to build their bakery knowledge and capability.

Skills

Practical bakery experience

Bakery ingredients knowledge

Product development support

Bread and cakes knowledge

Ingredient functionality understanding

Problem solving

Technical recommendations

Cross-functional collaboration

Organisational skills

Industry trends interest

IT skills

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Macphie Ltd. is seeking a Technical Baker to join our Food Applications team in Scotland to act as the bakery subject matter expert and help shape new products through practical trials and expert formulation guidance.

You will validate concepts, advise on ingredient functionality, and troubleshoot formulations while collaborating with Product Design, Commercial and NPD teams to deliver high-quality baked goods and customer solutions.