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About the Role

Shaw Bakers is seeking an experienced Product Developer with expertise in laminated dough to join their innovation group. This role involves creating innovative bakery products from concept to commercialization, blending creativity with technical expertise for industrial food product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development of innovative bakery products, from ideation to market launch.
• Create and refine detailed paper recipes, including advanced costing, strategic sourcing of ingredients, and proposed labor assumptions.
• Optimize recipes for industrial process capabilities and scalability.
• Document formulas, initial cost of goods, labor assumptions, and production processes.
• Design and oversee industrial pilot tests in production facilities.
• Anticipate potential issues during test-runs and advise on formula adjustments or needed investments.
• Optimize processes for consistent quality at scale.
• Establish and document quality control measures to ensure product consistency and excellence.
• Define corrective actions with managers and ensure their implementation across departments.
• Oversee documentation of any production process changes.
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Collaborate with operations, packaging engineers, sales, supply chain, and FSQA teams.
• Partner with the engineering team to evaluate and recommend new equipment.

Requirements

• Degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in bakery product development.
• Advanced expertise in lamination techniques.
• Experience with cookies, bread, or brioche is a plus.
• Proven ability to blend traditional baking savoir-faire with an engineering mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to independently initiate and drive projects to completion.
• Strong leadership skills to guide teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Team-oriented mindset with humility.
• Foster positive relationships and effective collaboration with operations, packaging, sales, supply chain, and FSQA teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of industrial food production processes and equipment.
• Focus on performance, scalability, and optimization of industrial processes.
• Proficiency in recipe costing, ingredient sourcing, labor assumptions, and process optimization.
• Knowledge of quality control measures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and microbiological testing.
• Strong interpersonal skills for engaging with suppliers and customers.
• Adaptability to work across office, lab/kitchen, and production environments.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs. as necessary, over 50 lbs. with assistance.
• English required.
• Spanish is highly valued.

Skills

• Lamination techniques
• Bakery product development
• Recipe development
• Costing
• Ingredient sourcing
• Process optimization
• Documentation
• Industrial pilot testing
• Quality control
• Continuous improvement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Equipment evaluation
• Leadership
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Spanish (highly valued)

Location

• South San Francisco

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 3+ years

Education Level

• Degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

About the Company

• Shaw Bakers is a national leader in the commercial Premium Artisan Bakery category.
• They are the artisans behind San Francisco's La Boulangerie brand, expanding nationwide in the CPG market.
• Founded in 1996, La Boulangerie is known for bringing French-style baked goods to people.
• The company manages branded products under La Boulangerie and private label products under Shaw Bakers.
• They are dedicated to bringing delicious and nutritious food to as many people as possible, producing a range of products including breads, pastries, sandwiches, and snacks.
• Their goal is to balance continual innovation with French standards for quality and technique.