Contract Food Product Development Technologist

Job information Contract Food Product Development Technologist from the Company apetito HFS Ltd., this latest Contract Food Product Development Technologist job vacancy is located in the city Orleans, ON. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Customer Service field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

OVERVIEW

apetito HFS is a leader in the supply of nutritious, great-tasting meals for hospitals, care homes and meals on wheels agencies across Europe and Canada. We are also the parent company of Heart to Home Meals, Canada’s leading private home meal delivery service for seniors.

apetito HFS is currently looking for a Product Development Technologist on a 12 month contract.

The role is a pivotal position within the company and will work on projects to develop products within several sectors of the business.

Reporting to the Product Development Manager, the Product Development Technologist will work alongside other PD personnel within the team, with frequent interactions with Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, Planning, and Production.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual with an abundance of culinary and product development experience who understands how to create nutritious and tasty recipes for frozen food production. They will need to build strong relationships, working closely with plant staff, while on occasion, assist sales staff on inquiries. There will also be customer interaction and the occasional requirement to travel.

apetito HFS and Heart to Home Meals aims to grow significantly in the coming years and this position will have an important role to support this growth by focusing on both new and existing product offerings and their suitability for the market. The successful candidate will have the drive and the ability to make a real impact on the future of the business by developing a menu selection appropriately targeted to our senior consumers’ needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

New Product Development – The successful candidate will use their culinary skills and food production knowledge to interpret project briefs and create and present concepts, moving the best ideas to full commercialization while working within a stage-gate process. Concepts will deliver for all stakeholders; exploiting plant capabilities, providing appropriate nutritional content, working within cost parameters and satisfying customers. The role will involve the creation of new products from start to finish including evaluating new ingredients, making concepts, competitive analysis, costing and the administration of accurate bills of material through to production scale-ups.

Product improvement – It is extremely important that our products remain attractive to our customers and that they see the value in purchasing them. The successful candidate will deliver product quality improvements as identified.

Cost reduction – The successful candidate will assist in the delivery of cost reduction opportunities without compromising product quality by evaluating process and raw material change opportunities.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, flexible and conscientious, with good communication and team working and leadership skills. They will be tenacious and determined with the ability to drive projects forward to successful completion on time and on scope, working well with others to achieve this.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about food and has the desire to truly make their mark on apetito’s success.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Solid foundation in the Culinary arts
• Post-secondary education in Food Science, Nutrition or similar
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, and Genesis R&D Food Formulation, Nutrition and Labelling Software or similar
• Understanding of the Product Development process
• Knowledge of food safety, regulations, HACCP
• Ability to cook with and consume all types of ingredients (fruits, vegetables, dairy, chicken, beef, pork, fish, seafood, rice, pasta etc.)
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Valid Ontario driver’s license and access to vehicle
• Must have strong knowledge of food product development techniques, and food ingredient functionality

Desirable

• Experience working in Product Development, preferably with consumer packaged or food service packaged products like soup, sauces and meals
• Ability to demonstrate use of problem-solving skills within a team environment
• Experience of working within cross functional teams and able to demonstrate team work
• Experience of identifying and delivering cost and quality improvements
• Comfortable with presenting concepts to customers

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Must be highly organized, with strong attention to detail
• Passion for food, flavors, trends and recipe development
• Enthusiasm when presenting creative concepts and sharing ideas
• Ability to work in a spirit of partnership with all stakeholders – shareholders, customers, colleagues, suppliers and others
• Shows ambition and a desire to develop themselves, while assisting and supporting others around them
• Open, honest and fair in dealings with all parties
• Shows appreciation and respect to others in the workplace

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contractContract length: 12 months

Salary: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:Masks are provided

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Orleans, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Experience:

• Product development: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person