Baking Technologist

Sterling Foods; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Foods, located in San Antonio, Texas, is seeking a talented product developer to create customized bakery products from concept through to full-scale production. This role involves combining the technical aspects of baking with large-scale manufacturing to ensure product excellence.

The ideal candidate possesses strong baking knowledge, project management skills, and a passion for food industry innovation. The position requires collaboration across multiple divisions including Government and Retail, focusing on quality, safety, and profitability.

Qualifications

• Must have baking and manufacturing related experience.
• A passionate interest in food, specifically baked goods.
• Considerable knowledge of types and grades of baking ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and develop new products from concept to commercialization.
• Lead cost saving initiatives through ingredient and process optimization.
• Conduct plant trials and new product start-ups with Operations Team.

Skills

Baking knowledge

Troubleshooting

Project management

Food safety knowledge (HACCP, GMP)

Costing and profitability understanding

Ingredient knowledge

Education

AIB Certified Baker or Degree in Culinary

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Job description

Summary

This position will report to Vice President of R&D. The incumbent will be responsible for developing customized bakery products (from written concept/bench‑top to full scale production) that support the sales growth and profitability across four divisions: Government, Food Service, Retail, and Specialty Channel. Position will combine the disciplines of Science of Baking and large‑scale manufacturing to create products that maintain specifications and culinary quality (freshness, taste, and texture) through mass production.

Essential Functions (mental & Physical)

• Formulate and develop new products from concept to commercialization to meet customer expectations on nutritional profile, ingredient statement and product attributes.
• Conceptualize bakery products and develop product prototypes for evaluation.
• Assist with the sourcing and evaluation of ingredients.
• Lead cost saving initiatives through ingredient, product and process optimization.
• Drive innovation through continuous improvement.
• Work with Operations and Engineering teams to develop and document the process for the manufacture of new products.
• Provide technical leadership to production. Conduct plant trials and new product start‑ups with Operations Team.
• Develop finished product and process specifications.
• Work with QA to ensure food safety and regulatory requirements are met.
• Works with cross‑functional teams (Sales, Operations, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, etc.) on projects requiring product development support.

Non‑Essential Functions

• Arrange for completed products/samples to be shipped to
• Maintain records of formula spreadsheets and

Qualifications

• Must have baking and manufacturing related
• Must have ‘Trouble Shooting’ mind
• A passionate interest in food, specifically baked goods, with a high degree of professional commitment to the food industry.
• Considerable knowledge of the types and grades of ingredients used in general sweet goods and bread baking.
• Flexibility and ability to professionally handle multiple projects simultaneously while addressing aggressive timelines for completion.
• Ability to understand costing, profitability and impact on overall business.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP's and
• Hands on participation in the scale up of product across multiple production
• Ability to establish and maintain professional and effective working relationships with all employees at multiple facilities at multiple levels.
• Knowledge of food production equipment and processing at plant.
• Project management.

Education and Experience

• AIB Certified Baker, or Degree in Culinary
• Must have 3 years’ experience in bakery manufacturing or
• Knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations (preferred).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and particularly Excel.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to work long hours while
• Work hours in excess of forty (40) hours will be

Work Environment

• Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually
• The employee is expected to adhere to all policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.