Product Developer

Shaw Bakers; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading bakery company in California is looking for a Senior Associate in Product Management to oversee the development of innovative bakery products. You will guide product and recipe development, ensure product quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has a background in Food Science or Engineering with proven leadership and analytical skills in food production. Benefits include medical and vision insurance, as well as a 401(k).

Qualifications

• Proven ability to blend traditional baking know-how with an engineering mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to independently initiate and drive projects.
• Knowledge of quality control measures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of innovative bakery products.
• Create and refine detailed paper recipes for production.
• Document formulas and production processes.

Skills

Creative and Technical Excellence

Self-Starter and Leadership

Analytical Expertise

Quality and Food Safety

Industrial Process Mastery

Communication and Mobility

Education

Degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Base Pay Range

$90,000.00/yr - $105,000.00/yr

Senior Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Product Management and Manufacturing

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

What You'll Do

• Product Development: Lead the end-to-end development of innovative bakery products, from ideation to market launch, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and brand standards.
• Recipe Development: Create and refine detailed paper recipes, including advanced costing, strategic sourcing of ingredients, and proposed labor assumptions, while optimizing for industrial process capabilities and scalability.
• Documentation: Document formulas, initial cost of goods, labor assumptions, and production processes, ensuring accurate and up-to-date batch sheets.
• Industrial Pilots: Design and oversee industrial pilot tests in production facilities, organizing up-front test-runs to anticipate potential issues, advise on formula adjustments or needed investments, and optimize processes for consistent quality at scale.
• Product Quality: Establish and document quality control measures to ensure product consistency and excellence. Define corrective actions with managers and ensure their implementation across departments. Oversee documentation of any production process changes.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance processes with a continuous improvement mindset, driving efficiency and quality across development and production stages.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with operations, packaging engineers, sales, supply chain, and FSQA (Food Safety and Quality Assurance) teams to drive seamless product execution and process improvements.
• Equipment Strategy: Partner with the engineering team to evaluate and recommend new equipment to enhance product development and production efficiency.

Who You Are

• Education: Degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Creative and Technical Excellence: Proven ability to blend traditional baking savoir-faire with an engineering mindset to deliver innovative, high-quality products in an industrial setting.
• Self-Starter and Leadership: Demonstrated ability to independently initiate and drive projects to completion, with strong leadership skills to guide teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Humble and Collaborative: A team-oriented mindset with humility, fostering positive relationships and effective collaboration with operations, packaging, sales, supply chain, and FSQA teams.
• Industrial Process Mastery: Comprehensive understanding of industrial food production processes and equipment, with a focus on performance, scalability, and optimization.
• Analytical Expertise: Proficiency in recipe costing, ingredient sourcing, labor assumptions, process optimization, and documentation of formulas and production processes.
• Quality and Food Safety: Knowledge of quality control measures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and microbiological testing to ensure product safety and shelf life.
• Communication and Mobility: Strong interpersonal skills for engaging with suppliers and customers during visits, and adaptability to work across office, lab/kitchen, and production environments. Ability to lift 30 lbs. as necessary, over 50 lbs. with assistance.
• Language: English required; Spanish and/or French are strongly preferred.

Who We Are

We are the proud artisans behind San Francisco's beloved bakery brand, La Boulangerie, charting a path towards a nationwide presence in the world of CPG. Established in 1996 by French baker Pascal Rigo, La Boulangerie swiftly earned its place as a household name across California. Our unwavering mission from day one has been to bring a little taste of France, with delicious and nutritious food, to as many people as possible.

Fueled by our Bay Area roots, thriving neighborhood cafes, and historical successes we embark on an exciting journey into larger-scale CPG and wholesale opportunities. Through our past endeavors with industry giants like Starbucks, to today's strategic partnership with Premium Brands, we're forging ahead with creativity and innovation, ensuring that our artisanal baked goods can be accessible to all.

We manage branded product under La Boulangerie and private label product under Shaw Bakers, powered by one united and mighty team. We are bakers and innovators. We are food lovers dedicated to bringing delicious & nutritious food to as many people as possible, making a range of products from breads, pastries, sandwiches, and snacks. Our goal is to balance continual innovation while maintaining French standards for quality and technique.

Today, our customers can sample decadent viennoiserie, mouthwatering sandwiches, and artisanal breads from one of our San Francisco cafes, or pick up their favorite loaf of Croissant Toast and Ham & Swiss Croissants from several fine retailers across the Bay Area and beyond...and we are just getting started!

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)