Senior Food Product Developer - 15 Month Contract

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading, and growing, North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic and team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality, and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, including two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™, and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™

It’s an exciting time to part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!

Job Overview

Responsible for working with the Innovation & Marketing team to conceptualize products and commission new Product & Production lines for purchase and installation in one of Give & Go’s bakeries, with focus on product formulation, identifying the nutritional components & Marketing ingredient guardrails.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead innovation projects for company growth for an assigned Plant, liaising with all departments – Engineering, Marketing, Production, QA, Purchasing, Supply Chain
• Support new innovative product & production lines during startups until successful production is determined
• Contribute to Project Charters & key functional experts on Capital projects and is responsible for the outcomes
• Lead plant trials and FPR’s keeping detailed records on plant trial outcomes, including labor head count and suitability for production
• Record accurate formula data including recipes, methodology, deposit weights, baking losses, following test kitchen trials for translation to plant floor
• Ensure formulas are scaled to best accommodate ingredient pack sizes in the plant
• Formulate new product innovations and line extensions, seeing them through to commercialization
• Troubleshoot plant production issues & testing ingredient substitutions for Supply Chain
• Liaise directly with Management Team, delivering updates on progress of plant trials & project installations at Fewer Bigger Meetings
• Work with marketing team to learn channel specific needs and demands to report back to the Product Development department and assist the Product Developer in decision making
• Develop new products from Sales and Marketing suggestions through innovation session or independently
• Troubleshoot when necessary to ensure product success
• Sign off lab and customer samples, producing when necessary; independently maintaining TVC’s for formulation records, accurate costing, and Critical to Quality Points. Prepares TVC’s to share costs and product data
• Organize and conduct plant trials and first production run as the lead or the Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Work with Production on new concepts/ processing methods ensuring ‘critical to quality’ processes are understood by manufacturing
• Mentoring PDA’s, approving lab made samples, train PDA in plant equipment capabilities
• Identify areas of improvements and concerns and recommend improvements by providing guidance in product upgrades to meet changing business demands
• Attend regular meetings to discuss about new product ideas and issues
• Observe all SQF and HACCP policies
• Attend FAT’s (Factory Acceptance Tests) & conducts SAT’s (Site Acceptance Tests) offsite for Capex projects

The Recipe For Success

• Completion of university degree in Food Science, or Culinary Mgmt or Pastry Chef
• Minimum 10 years bakery experience work within a Food Manufacturing company with a proven track record
• Minimum 5 years of team leadership experience
• Certificate in Food Labelling or Food Law or Chef’s or Baker Red Seal
• Extensive ingredient function knowledge; Extensive knowledge of commercial bakery / food processing equipment
• Creativity that translates to commercialization of products on bakery equipment
• Good interpersonal skills and relationship building skills to work with diverse teams; Good influencing skills
• Strong Project Management skills with extensive attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written); sound judgement.
• Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot on assigned product categories & equipment needs

What We Can Offer

• As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people-focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• Competitive Benefits, along with work-life balance!

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly. Give and Go is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@giveandgo.com, citing "AODA" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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