R&D Sandwich Senior Specialist

Harmonious Hiring LLC.; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abakery, a bakery and food franchise in Commerce, CA, seeks a Senior R&D Specialist to develop new sandwiches and savory products, optimize recipes and costing for scalable factory production, lead quality control, and drive training across factory and store environments.

Reports to the R&D Senior Manager and collaborates with cross-functional teams to bring concepts from idea to market. Requires strong background in food science and manufacturing, with travel between facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Culinary Arts, Nutrition, or related field; practical experience ok.
• 5+ years in food R&D, ideally in sandwich, savory, or bakery categories.
• Experience in food manufacturing or industrial production environments.
• Proven track record in product development and commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Research sandwich product trends and market releases.
• Develop new ingredients and innovative sandwich concepts.
• Optimize recipes and costing for factory production.
• Partner with bread team to develop savory menu items.
• Scale products for factory/industrial production with quality control.
• Refine and finalize products for production and market launch.
• Train QC teams on new sandwich and savory products.
• Manage production quality control and store quality standards.
• Create and maintain production and store manuals; document BOMs.

Skills

Food R&D

Sandwich product dev

Costing

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science / Culinary Arts / Nutrition

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Commerce, United States | Posted on 06/24/2026

Abakery and food franchise company in Commerce, CA is hiring a Senior R&DSpecialist for sandwiches and savory products. In this role you will develop newsandwich and savory products, optimize recipes and costing for scalable factoryproduction, lead quality control, and drive new product training andimplementation across factory and store environments. Reports to the R&DSenior Manager.

Requirements

KeyResponsibilities

• Research sandwichproduct trends and market releases.
  
• Discover newingredients and develop innovative sandwich concepts (hot/cold sandwiches,wraps, subs, and more).
  
• Optimize recipes andcosting for sandwich products.
  
• Partner with the breadteam to develop savory menu items.
  
• Develop products thatare scalable for factory/industrial production, with attention toproduction efficiency, consistency, and quality control.
  
• Refine and finalizeproducts for production and market launch.
  

ManageCurrent Products

• Test existing productsto improve quality, including new ingredient trials and documentationupdates.
  
• Evaluate suitabilitywhen ingredients change, ensuring product quality, consistency, andoperational feasibility.
  

NewProduct Training

• Implement new productsat production facilities (factory and store).
  
• Use Q&A analysis totrain QC teams on new sandwich and savory products.
  

QualityControl

• Manage productionquality control and food safety for sandwich and savory categories.
  
• Manage franchise storequality control and operational standards for sandwich and savoryproducts.
  

Documentation

• Create and maintainproduction documentation (factory manuals, store manuals, processdocumentation).
  
• Create and update storeproduction manuals (breads).
  
• Conduct basicnutritional data analysis (BOMs, food percentage analysis).
  

RequiredQualifications

Education& Experience

• Bachelor's degree inFood Science, Culinary Arts, Nutrition, or a related field (or equivalentpractical experience).
  
• 5+ years of experiencein food R&D, ideally in sandwich, savory, or bakery categories.
  
• Experience in a foodmanufacturing or industrial production environment.
  
• Proven track record ofsuccessful product development and commercialization.
  

Technical

• Strong knowledge ofsandwich and savory product development (hot/cold sandwiches, wraps, subs,etc.).
  
• Recipe formulation,costing, and ingredient functionality.
  
• Understanding oflarge-scale (factory) production processes, including scalability andefficiency.
  
• Knowledge of foodsafety standards and quality control systems (HACCP, GMP).
  
• Ability to conductshelf-life testing and product evaluations.
  
• Familiarity withnutritional analysis and BOM (Bill of Materials) management.
  
• Experience implementingnew products in both manufacturing and retail/store environments.
  
• Ability to traincross-functional teams (QC, production, store staff).
  
• Strong projectmanagement skills across multiple simultaneous initiatives.
  
• Detail-oriented withstrong documentation and reporting skills.
  

Communication

• Ability to presentproduct concepts, testing results, and training materials clearly.
  

Other

• Proficiency in MSOffice (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  
• Ability to travelbetween production facilities and store locations as needed.
  

PreferredQualifications

• Bilingual(English/Korean or English/Spanish).
  
• Salary: $80,000 -$90,000 per year
  
• Benefits: To beconfirmed by client. (Standard company benefits from comparable roles canbe applied if confirmed.)
  

Location& Schedule

• Onsite in Commerce, CA.
  
• Full-time, exempt. Sometravel between production facilities and store locations.