Research and Development Manager (Bakery) We craft artisanal, scratch-made desserts at scale, combining culinary innovation with the finest real ingredients.

Dessert

Holdings is looking for a Research & Development Manager in London, Ontario. This individual will ensure new items are built and launched successfully, existing items are documented accurately and act as a liaison between Production, Sales, Finance, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain. The R&D; Manager will design and execute tests, analyse data, draw conclusions, communicate results, and commercialise products.

As the onsite R&D; lead, this Manager will drive technical projects to meet business initiatives focusing on recent product development, quality and cost improvement. Provide project leadership in the development and commercialization of new products, product improvement, and cost savings. Work on multiple interdisciplinary projects, developing and implementing plans, identifying and organising project team, coordinating resources to achieve goals, and leading all communication within the organisation.

Train and mentor R&D; team in project planning and execution while overseeing projects. Establish goals, appraise performance, recommend training, and provide input into final review for all direct reports. Design and execute experiments, analyse, and interpret data to make sound technical recommendations for specific projects.

Provide and communicate technical and business risk assessment and perspective. Develop process specifications, ensuring training and transfer of specification knowledge to QA and Operations.

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Operations and QA to resolve ingredient, formula, process issues and manage product/process changes. Support process design and review on new capability expansion, cost enhancement, and process improvement opportunities. Degree in Food Science / Food Engineering with a strong functional Baking Science background At least 5 years of experience with bakery/food development/food manufacturing; Culinary degree or work experience is a plus Experience with leading new products through concept, prototyping and commercialisation within a manufacturing environment.

Recipe / Formulation and raw material knowledge / experience. Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint, ERP systems Working knowledge of Canadian and US food standards and regulations Ability/willingness to work off hours or extended amounts of time during floor testing Ability/willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

Dessert

Holdings is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, employs more than 3,500 people across ten manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

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Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law. #

📌 Research & Development Manager (Bakery/Pastry Manufacturing) (London)
🏢 Dessert Holdings
📍 London