Bread & Donut R&D Innovator

CJ Foodville USA Inc; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

CJ Foodville USA Inc is seeking a R&D Bread Specialist in Commerce, CA. The role covers developing new bakery products, improving existing ones, and managing quality across the lifecycle from concept to launch.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Procurement to optimize costs and support store launches, while ensuring food safety and labeling compliance. The position may require travel within the United States.

Qualifications

• Degree or formal training in Baking and Pastry Arts, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional bakery product development, manufacturing, or quality management experience.
• Knowledge of ingredients and manufacturing processes for bread, frozen dough, and RTB products.
• Ability to prepare prototypes, conduct formulation and process testing, analyze results, and maintain organized technical documentation.
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel within the United States as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products, primarily in the sweet bread and donut categories, across imported frozen dough, Georgia plant-manufactured products, RTB products, and locally sourced OEM products.
• Develop new applications and product variations using existing dough platforms.
• Prepare product prototypes and conduct formulation, process, sensory, and quality evaluations.
• Research market trends and competitor products and propose new product concepts.
• Evaluate the quality, consistency, and production feasibility of new and existing products.
• Lead quality improvement, product renewal, and specification optimization projects for existing products.
• Support pilot testing, production implementation, store launches, and post-launch improvements.
• Review ingredient and manufacturing costs and optimize formulations and product specifications to meet target costs.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Procurement to support product launches, ingredient sourcing, supplier management, and the communication of product information.
• Provide technical support related to product quality and manufacturing processes at the Georgia plant and store locations.
• Create and maintain product formulations, manufacturing procedures, product specifications, test records, store manuals, training materials, and quality evaluation standards.
• Document product testing and quality evaluation results and communicate findings to relevant departments.
• Support training for Production, Quality Control, and store teams on new product preparation procedures and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable food safety, allergen, and internal documentation requirements throughout the product development process.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel within US

Strong communication

Education

Baking and Pastry Arts or related field

Tools

Flour/dough analysis equipment

Job description

CJ Foodville USA Inc is seeking a R&D Bread Specialist in Commerce, CA. The role covers developing new bakery products, improving existing ones, and managing quality across the lifecycle from concept to launch.

You will collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Procurement to optimize costs and support store launches, while ensuring food safety and labeling compliance. The position may require travel within the United States.