Job Summary
Research & Development Manager – Bakery Products-Jonesboro, Arkansas
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced and innovative R&D Manager to join our manufacturing team. The ideal candidate will lead the development and improvement of bakery and sweets products, ensuring high product quality, innovation, and successful commercialization. This role requires strong knowledge of bakery formulations, sweet products, ingredient functionality, and large-scale manufacturing processes.
The R&D Manager will also play an important role in identifying new consumer trends and translating them into innovative and commercially successful products.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Development
- Develop new bakery and sweet products including breads, cakes, pastries, cookies, desserts, traditional sweets, and innovative sweet products.
- Create and test new formulations based on consumer preferences, market demand, and company strategy, ensuring successful application to scalable manufacturing processes.
- Conduct laboratory trials, pilot testing, and oversee factory-scale production trials to validate product performance and ensure successful commercialization.
- Manage the scaling of formulations from lab development to industrial production, ensuring consistency in quality, texture, taste, and shelf life.
- Evaluate and test new raw materials, functional ingredients, and additives to improve product performance, nutritional value, and cost efficiency.
- Market & Trend Analysis
- Monitor global bakery and confectionery trends, emerging ingredients, and new product concepts.
- Identify opportunities for innovation such as health-focused products, premium sweets, clean-label ingredients, and new flavor trends.
- Translate market insights into new product concepts and product improvements.
Process Optimization
- Work closely with production teams to ensure smooth commercialization of products.
- Improve existing formulations to enhance taste, texture, shelf life, and cost efficiency.
- Troubleshoot formulation or production issues.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure all products meet food safety, regulatory, and quality standards.
- Maintain detailed documentation for formulations, trials, and product specifications.
- Work closely with QA/QC teams to ensure product consistency and stability.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in R&D or product development in bakery or sweets manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of bakery ingredients, sweet formulations, and industrial baking processes.
- Understanding of food safety systems such as HACCP, GMP, or similar standards.
What We Offer
- Relocation support for qualified candidates
- Opportunity to develop innovative bakery and sweets products
- Professional growth within a dynamic food manufacturing company with very competitive salary
If interested please email your full resume to rob foodemployment.com
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application online using the link below.
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