Manager R&D (Research and Development) 

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Summary : 

FGF Brands is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including donuts, flatbreads, laminates, breads and rolls, cakes, alternate breads, and others. We bake our products in multiple facilities across Canada and the USA, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people. These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.

What FGF Offers:

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training.  Unleashing Your Potential 
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
• RRSP matching program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage projects entailing new product development, renovation, productivity, and business continuity initiatives within the sweet goods category.
• Act as a point of contact for providing technical support to the plants.
• Lead commercialization of new products and ensure post launch quality of products is maintained and/or improved.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure any change in regard to Bill of Materials, Process Standards, and Formulations etc. is managed flawlessly through established procedures.
• Learn and adhere to company’s innovative Product Lifecycle Management program; as well learn and utilize other technical tools as required for the role.
• Ensure that technical knowledge of the baking industry is continually upgraded with emphasis being placed on processes, products, and ingredients.
• Adhere to plant safety policies and communicate any safety issues to the appropriate personnel.

Required Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in Food R&D. Previous experience with bakery, specifically frozen sweet baked goods category is a must.
• Must have at least 2-3 years of commercialization experience on high-speed automated production lines.
• Minimum, Bachelor of Science (Food Science, Chemistry or related) or Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical, Biological or related) is required. Master’s or a PhD degree will be a plus.
• Must be Creative, Go-getter and excellent Collaborator.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) are paramount.
• Flexibility to adapt to ever changing dynamics of the industry, as well as the organization which strives for continuous improvement of its products and processes.
• Infectious enthusiasm and commitment to adapt to organization’s mission of becoming World’s Greatest Baker.
• Required to work in Laboratory, Production floor and Office/desk.
• Up to 25% travel within plants in North America with most of the travel within the GTA area.

What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

"In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization."

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills.  Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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