Senior Bakery Applications Specialist (50% Travel)

Kemin; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Health & Wellness

Career Development

Continued Learning

Community service

Job summary

Kemin is seeking a Senior Bakery Technician to bridge customers, Sales, and R&D, combining bakery expertise with hands-on application development. The role supports trials, demonstrations, and commercialization with Kemin ingredients.

The position requires travel up to 50% and collaboration with Commercial, Marketing, Technical Service, and R&D teams to deliver targeted solutions and scalable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, or related field with 5-7 years of bakery production, product development, technical service, or bakery application experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, or related field with + years of bakery production, product development, technical service, or bakery application experience.
• Strong understanding of bakery processes, ingredients, formulation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience conducting bakery trials and evaluating finished product quality.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work directly with customers and build strong technical relationships.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Certified Master Baker or equivalent bakery‑industry certification preferred.
• Knowledge of enzymes, dough conditioners, mold inhibitors, emulsifiers, and shelf‑life technologies preferred.
• Experience supporting commercial bakeries and industrial production environments.
• Customer‑facing technical service experience preferred.
• Experience working for a bakery ingredient supplier or commercial bakery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary bakery application expert supporting customer-facing projects.
• Translate customer challenges and operational needs into technical requirements for R&D formulation development.
• Conduct bakery trials and demonstrations at customer facilities, trade shows, and Kemin laboratories.
• Develop, test, and optimize bakery formulations utilizing Kemin ingredients.
• Work closely with Sales teams to support current and prospective customer opportunities.
• Evaluate customer formulations, processes, and operational challenges and recommend solutions.
• Partner with Bakery Scientists to validate formulations and commercialize new technologies.
• Manage bakery laboratory operations, organization, equipment readiness, and inventory as needed.
• Perform physical, chemical, and sensory evaluations of bakery products.
• Provide technical training and bakery application expertise to customers and internal teams.
• Assist with product launches, commercialization activities, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate external bakery trials and pilot plant activities when required.
• Maintain awareness of bakery market trends, ingredient technologies, and competitive solutions.

Skills

Bakery expertise

Customer relationships

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Master’s degree in Food/Bakery Science

Bachelor’s degree in Food/Bakery Science

Job description

Kemin is seeking a Senior Bakery Technician to bridge customers, Sales, and R&D, combining bakery expertise with hands-on application development. The role supports trials, demonstrations, and commercialization with Kemin ingredients.

The position requires travel up to 50% and collaboration with Commercial, Marketing, Technical Service, and R&D teams to deliver targeted solutions and scalable outcomes.