Food Innovation Specialist

4 weeks ago


Singapore Plain Vanilla Bakery Full time

The Food Innovation Specialist at Plain Vanilla Bakery is responsible for driving the development and improvement of recipes and new product prototypes. This role ensures that production processes meet the company's high food quality and safety standards. The specialist provides expertise in designing processes to manufacture new food products on a commercial scale.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop new recipes and modify existing ones through experimentation.
  • Plan and manage panel sessions and sensory tests on food products.
  • Conduct research and gather data for new product specifications.
  • Formulate new food production standards and standard operating procedures.
  • Recommend design changes for new manufacturing processes or equipment.
  • Modify new product recipes and ingredient selection while considering nutrition, shelf life, and regulations.
  • Establish product specifications and documentation.
  • Review methods to improve the quality of new baked products and compliance with food regulations during mass production.
  • Facilitate innovation and lead team members to implement change.
  • Refine recipe formulation for mass production purposes.
  • Review ingredients to meet customer needs and requirements.
  • Ability to review alternative ingredients and food preparation processes to meet mass production and compliance needs.
  • Make recommendations for changes to new & existing food production processes.
  • Follow up on training schedules.
  • Troubleshoot production processes to resolve production, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Requirements:

  • Possesses analytical and problem-solving skills and should be able to work independently.
  • Good sensory skills to evaluate flavours and create recipes for new products.
  • Excellent knowledge of production systems, food costing, ordering, and inventory.
  • Strong leadership qualities and decision-making ability.
  • Possess capability to lead, motivate, and manage subordinates.
  • Sound knowledge/understanding of cultural and culinary trends.
  • Creative in developing and presenting products.
  • HACCP certified and other food safety regulations would be a bonus.
  • Good command of spoken English.
  • PC literate with knowledge in MS Office.

At Plain Vanilla Bakery, we strive to create and share good old-fashioned cake with our community, made with real wholesome ingredients. We aim to bake like our mums and grandmothers used to – moist red velvet cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream, apple pound cake drizzled with caramel, decadent chocolate brownies, warm and fudgey on the inside. The kind of scents, flavours, and textures that make us nostalgic for days gone by.



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