Tradition is North America’s most agile solution-provider of customizable snack and bakery products to the world’s premier food companies. 100% Canadian family-owned food manufacturer with over 40 years of experience in the bakery space. We provide exceptional value to our customers through the use of leading technologies, transparent collaboration and flexible manufacturing services.
We’re growing again and looking to add a talented Senior Food Scientist to our team.
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.

REQUIREMENTS

• Post Secondary Degree in Food Science, or similar field .
• 5 years plus in Food product or process development role(s) .
• 4 years plus Experience in bakery and snack manufacturing .
• 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.
• Comply with Health & Safety requirements .
  Job Type: Full-time

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Product development: 5 years (required)

Location:

• Scarborough, ON M1L 3Z5 (required)

Work Location: In perso

• Perform 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.