R&D Manager - Food Product Development & Launch

Jimmysbakery; Clifton (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive pay & bonuses

401(k) match

Health insurance

Life insurance

PTO & career growth

Zusammenfassung

Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery in Clifton, NJ seeks an experienced R&D Manager to lead product development from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Quality to ensure timely launches and thorough documentation.

The role focuses on planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement of processes, with guidance to the R&D team and oversight of sample preparation, scale-up, and first production runs.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's in Food Science or related field preferred.
• 3-7 years of experience in food manufacturing, product development, or technical project management.
• Experience managing multiple projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of food formulations, ingredient functionality, and commercialization.

Aufgaben

• Manage the R&D project pipeline for customer samples and new product development, ensuring priorities, timelines, resources, and deliverables are clearly defined.
• Coordinate first production run planning meetings with Food Scientists and cross-functional teams to ensure equipment, ingredients, labor, and documentation are prepared.
• Collaborate with Quality, Production Planning, Sales, and Marketing to maintain project alignment and meet customer expectations.
• Assign project responsibilities to Food Scientists and Technicians based on priorities and workload.
• Participate in customer, supplier, and internal meetings as needed.
• Assist with troubleshooting during scale-up and first production runs to ensure successful product transfer from laboratory development to manufacturing.
• Review product specifications and technical documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Support sensory evaluations, product testing, shelf-life studies, and post-production assessments.
• Develop and maintain standardized project management processes, templates, reporting tools, and documentation systems.
• Ensure product specifications, shelf-life studies, analytical testing, and supporting technical records are completed and properly maintained.
• Maintain organized records of formulas, specifications, supplier documentation, laboratory results, and project files.
• Coordinate customer samples, project schedules, and customer-facing technical documentation as needed.

Ausbildung

Food Science degree

Jobbeschreibung

Jimmy's Gourmet Bakery in Clifton, NJ seeks an experienced R&D Manager to lead product development from concept to commercialization. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Quality to ensure timely launches and thorough documentation.

The role focuses on planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement of processes, with guidance to the R&D team and oversight of sample preparation, scale-up, and first production runs.