Senior Product Developer

<strong>Working at Wonderbrands, 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.&nbsp;We have an &ldquo;entrepreneurial&rdquo; mindset which encourages all our team members to use their own &ldquo;creativity&rdquo; and &ldquo;out of the box&rdquo; thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.</strong>

CA-ON-Etobicoke

Wonderbrands

<strong>Working at Wonderbrands, 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.&nbsp;We have an &ldquo;entrepreneurial&rdquo; mindset which encourages all our team members to use their own &ldquo;creativity&rdquo; and &ldquo;out of the box&rdquo; thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.</strong> https://www.wonderbrands.com

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Full Time

Overview: <p><strong>Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The&nbsp;<strong>Sr&nbsp;Product Developer</strong>&nbsp;role is a dynamic role that presents an opportunity for&nbsp;career growth in our&nbsp;Product Development function across our&nbsp;Fresh&nbsp;Bread&nbsp;and Alternatives&nbsp;category&nbsp;as well as related businesses. As a technical&nbsp;team member, this role&nbsp;is&nbsp;responsible for&nbsp;testing and implementing new ingredient technologies across multiple facilities&nbsp;as well as assessing the&nbsp;appropriate process&nbsp;technologies, margin improvement/productivity, quality improvement and overall portfolio optimization across their assigned suite of products.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The&nbsp;Sr&nbsp;Product Developer&nbsp;will&nbsp;be part of our R&amp;D team and work collaboratively to develop new products to support business growth.&nbsp;This&nbsp;position offers&nbsp;exposure to&nbsp;various&nbsp;facilities and projects&nbsp;across the business, which&nbsp;provides&nbsp;ample opportunity&nbsp;to grow within the organization.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>What Wonderbrands Offers:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth&nbsp;</li> <li>Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits</li> <li>Pension plan with matching contribution</li> <li>Bonuses</li> <li>Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.&nbsp;</li> </ul>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Evaluates&nbsp;new&nbsp;ingredient&nbsp;suppliers&nbsp;and&nbsp;leads implementation process, from lab testing to commercial scale up,&nbsp;while ensuring continued product quality.</li> <li>Leads new product development through the entire commercialization process &ndash; including product formulation, sourcing new ingredients &amp; suppliers, creating lab&nbsp;scale prototypes, conducting plant&nbsp;trials&nbsp;and&nbsp;determining&nbsp;final product specifications and shelf life.&nbsp;</li> <li>Supervise&nbsp;new&nbsp;product launches, ensuring recipes and specifications are followed by the production team, training bakery team members on expectations, verifying product quality and troubleshooting where necessary.</li> <li>Documents and understands manufacturing processes to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;opportunities for product and process improvements.</li> <li>Communicates and works&nbsp;cross functionally&nbsp;with bakeries,&nbsp;PLM, operations,&nbsp;finance&nbsp;and&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;to commercialize projects for new business.</li> <li>Ability&nbsp;to work on&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;projects with stringent timelines.</li> <li>Organized and adaptable, willing to&nbsp;learn.</li> <li>Some travel within Canada&nbsp;required.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">B.Sc. in Food Science or a related Science/ Engineering degree.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Passion for baking (at home or professionally).</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">2-5&nbsp;years' product development&nbsp;experience in a food manufacturing&nbsp;environment.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent interpersonal &amp; communication skills, works well&nbsp;in a team setting.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Good knowledge of plant processes &amp; equipment, ingredient functionality and food regulations.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="36" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent analytical &amp;&nbsp;problem-solving&nbsp;skills.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands<br /></u></strong><u><br /></u>Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads.&nbsp; We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D&rsquo;Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake.&nbsp;We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In compliance with Ontario&rsquo;s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong>&nbsp;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.</p>