Senior Food Scientist

SR. FOOD SCIENTIST

Location: Scarborough, Ontario. In Office

Vacancy Status: Replacement

Number of Vacancy: 1

Salary Range: $95,000 – $100,000

About Us

Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. is a second-generation family-owned company founded in 1982, based in Scarborough, Ontario. We are a market leader in thaw and serve baking technology, specializing in frozen sweet goods like muffins, croissants, and pastries for retail, foodservice, and contract manufacturing. We are known for our high-quality products, innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities.

Our vision is “to provide an unparalleled manufacturing solution experience to the world’s leading food companies and brands”. We have close to 180,000 sq feet of leading-edge bakery production space, in which we produce exceptional bakery products including bars, croissants, pastries, muffins, and brownies for retail and foodservice customers.

Our team creates outstanding value for our customers through innovative solutions, collaborative partnerships, and leading-edge technology, which separates us from other co-manufacturers. We are passionate leaders who love to win, care about our customers and our team members, and take exceptional pride in delivering with excellence in everything we do!

Why Join Us:

Tradition offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, life, and disability), alongside a commitment to professional growth and career progression. Employees gain access to an RRSP employer match after three months and enjoy unique time-off perks, including four annual personal days and a paid day off for their birthday.

Job Statement

As a lead contributor on the R&D team you will be working directly with our customers to bring exciting new innovative bakery product development driven by growth strategy & data driven insights. The Senior Food Scientist will focus on developing high quality products for our customers, as well as performing standardized physical and chemical tests on bakery products to test new ingredients, flavours and packaging.

Essential Functions

• Prototyping bench samples that are culinary inspired innovation to customers.
• Work directly with our customers to develop new formulations and processes meeting all key project requirements in our stage-gate process.
• Lead and execute plant trials to validate new formulations, products, and processes on our production lines.
• Support commercial launches, meeting all customer and product requirements, while working closely with the operations group to ensure long term manufacturing success.
• Support the team’s efforts to improve quality, efficiency, and sustainability in our processes.
• Maintain relationships with our key partners to solve supply chain challenges and access new ingredients and technical knowledge.
• Keep on top of market trends and developments in the bakery and snack space.
• Develop and maintain a variety of product and process documentation.
• Support innovation sessions.
• Responsible for developing new bakery products that are compatible with the existing manufacturing facility. This includes taking the product from concept to plant trial. Formulation improvements to existing bakery products in order to achieve cost savings and/or value add
• Working with existing bakery product formulas to improve product performance such as shelf life, or product features such as visual appearance.
• Review industry developments, and initiate and manage studies/projects for application to existing products
• Evaluate and identify alternative ingredients and process improvement opportunities.

Physical Demands

• May be required to stand/sit for long periods of time
• May engage in frequent bending, stooping or squatting
• Due to the environment, must be able to work in various weather and temperature conditions which include extreme heat, humidity and cold
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 10kg
• Must be able to work in tight or enclosed spaces
• May involve repetitive motions such as computer work/typing

Health and Safety

• Conduct all Job Tasks in a Safe and Responsible manner.
• Participate in all Health and Safety, GMP and HACCP training as required.
• Report any accidents, incidents and unsafe/hazardous conditions to your Manager
• Report any damages of property and machinery to your Manager
• Ensure that you understand how and when to use the Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) that is located in your work area.
• Ensure you comply with OHSA, WSIB, MOL regulations and/or laws that govern “workers” responsibilities in the workplace (covered during orientation – section 28 of the OHSA i.e. “Green Book”) and Comply with Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. Safety Rules and Good Manufacturing Practices, and HACCP Programs

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in Food Science or a related field
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role would be considered an asset
• Pastry experience is a definite asset
• Experience in a Food Manufacturing environment (HACCP)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize on a regular basis
• Experience managing/supervising staff is an asset
• Meticulous attention to detail, especially with regard to food hygiene and safety
• Strong computer and presentation skills
• Ability to evaluate, discuss and/or form an opinion of laboratory test results
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to work independently with a high degree of self-initiative

Disclosure of AI Use: Please be advised that we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help screen and assess applicants for this position.

Interview Process: If you are interviewed for this position, you will be notified of your hiring status (whether a decision has been made) within 45 days of your last interview.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our team members, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of application and employment processes.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• RRSP match

Application question(s):

• Do you have 2 or more years of experience in a financial, cost, and/or pricing analyst function?
• Do you have experience working within a CPG manufacturing/production line environment?

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person