Senior Developer and Technical Services Manager

Leading food company is hiring for a Senior Developer and Technical Services Manager for their clocation.

Location: Etobicoke, ON.

Salary: $70K and up, depending on experience.

Position Overview: Reporting to the Director, R&D the Senior Developer and Technical Services Manager functions as an integral member of Product Development Team, a team focused on developing high quality sauces, mayonnaise and dressings for our customers. Each team member shares in the responsibility for establishing and maintaining a professional working environment that is committed to customer service, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities:

·         Lead team centered around a SME for Regulatory including nutritional labeling and ingredient statements, plant optimization, standard documentation and lab support

·         Introduce innovations to provide competitive advantage to company and customers

·         Develop high quality products from ideation to plant commercialization for custom and branded products ensuring R&D related deliverables are met

·         Manage and document product development projects through formulation development, bench top testing, sensory evaluation, raw material sourcing and analytical testing.

·         Prepare samples for customer presentations and participate in product cuttings providing support to Sales.

·         Lead plant trials, develop manufacturing procedures, monitor initial production and finalize product implementation to Operations Team.    

·         Various other R&D lab duties

Qualifications/Experience:

·         Expertise in Canadian Food legislation requirements,

·         Expertise in nutritional guidelines and ingredient labelling

·         Experience in the development of sauces, mayonnaise and salad dressings

·         Strong oral and written communication skills

·         Strong customer service orientation

·         Ability to multi-task, prioritize, follow and provide instruction

·         Post Secondary education in Food Science or a related field (BSc or equivalent)

·         5+ years of experience in a similar role

·         Experience managing / supervising staff

·         Experience in a Food Manufacturing or related Food Industry environment

Reporting of any Food Safety or Quality Problems:

Staff are to report any food safety or food quality problems or concerns that they become aware of to personnel with authority to initiate action.

How to apply: 

Please send resume to resume@gc-employment.com with the subject line "Senior Developer and Technical Services Manager_Etobicoke "