Baking Process Specialist: NPD, Trials & Tech Support

Retail Bakers of America; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaffre is seeking a bakery technology specialist to support NPD/EPD projects, run baking trials and report results. You will help determine bakery equipment needs and develop test protocols to ensure quality and efficiency.

You will provide technical bakery process advice to customers, participate in trade fairs, and train colleagues and partners on yeast, sourdough, ingredients and mixes, staying abreast of market trends.

Qualifications

• Bakery college degree, university degree in food technology or a background in the baking industry.
• More than 2 years of baking experience and/or experience on industrial lines.
• Customer-oriented, high level of commitment, confident and convincing.
• Ability to organize, prioritise, be proactive, react, and manage issues effectively.
• Ability to work in a team, and collaborate with other departments within the company and in the Group.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to travel
• Has advanced level MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Assisting in NPD and EPD projects
• Carrying out the baking trials and reporting
• Taking care of bakery equipment and determination of the needs
• Creating & updating of the test protocols
• Providing technical support to customer requirements in line with the Lesaffre UK & Ireland commercial strategy through bakery process advice
• Participation in trade fairs and customer events
• To train fully and lead/support technical training for internal colleagues and external partners/customers for the Lesaffre expertise in bakery processes, yeasts, sourdough, ingredients, and mixes.
• Staying up to date on market trends, and movements: customers, competition, products

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Willing to travel

Education

Bakery degree / Food technology degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Lesaffre is seeking a bakery technology specialist to support NPD/EPD projects, run baking trials and report results. You will help determine bakery equipment needs and develop test protocols to ensure quality and efficiency.

You will provide technical bakery process advice to customers, participate in trade fairs, and train colleagues and partners on yeast, sourdough, ingredients and mixes, staying abreast of market trends.