PRODUCT DEVELOPER

Our Product Developer (PD) will play an integral role enhancing our current products through market research, competitive analysis and a variety of data-driven evaluations. Reporting to our Quality Assurance Manager, successful candidates will need to have a passion for development and for food safety/quality assurance in a manufacturing environment.
This position is a new role at Del’s Pastry and will require an entrepreneurial attitude, exceptional mathematic skills, possess a food science background, and a strong understanding of industrial / manufacturing processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in food science or related field is mandatory.
• Manufacturing work experience is mandatory.
• Soft skills required: creative, critical thinker and good listener.
• Ability to work well with colleagues in a professional and organized manner.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively in either a technical or business environment.
• Proficiency with unit conversions, simple algebra, ingredient cost calculations, and statistics.
• Ability to maintain the integrity of highly sensitive and confidential intellectual property and business information.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel (or equivalent) skills.
• Experience as a QA Technician experience in a food processing or packaging environment is a strong asset.
• Food Safety Certifications strong asset
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: From $26.88 per hour
  Expected hours: 42.5 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Discounted or free food
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Are you able to calculate molecular masses, balance chemical equations, and complete stoichiometric calculations?
• Please give yourself a rating on a scale of 1-5 for your excel skills.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Experience:

• food and Beverage Manufacturing : 2 years (required)
• Food science : 3 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Food Safety Certification (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

• Assists in all aspects of new product development and current product line enhancements.
• Assists in drafting, testing, and troubleshooting formulas to meet nutritional, usage, performance, sensory, and cost targets.
• Use creativity to enhance current product lines
• Assists in new ingredient sourcing, evaluation, and approval.
• Sample management for new customers
• Recipe building
• Trial new products in test kitchen before placing on the line
• Works closely with sales/marketing to make the new product happens based on the market and feedback.
• Performs evaluations of ingredients, test formulas, production samples, and competitive products.
• Assist in entering data into the nutritional database.
• Creation of manufacturing plans and quality testing specifications for new products.
• Implements trials in production environment (separate from lab / kitchen trials).
• Assists in the diagnosis of production failures and the development of compliant rework plans.
• Ensure food safety remains high priority and is an ambassador for a food-safe culture.
• Support QA team with annual internal audit
• Project management for new product launches (ingredients, line time, recipe specs, timeline, etc…)
• Other duties as required.