R&D Pastry Lead

6 days ago

Singapore PLAIN VANILLA BAKERY PTE. LTD. Full time

Overview

The R&D Pastry Lead is a key role within Plain Vanilla's Central Kitchen, responsible for driving pastry innovation, developing new products, and ensuring the highest standards of recipe documentation and quality. This position combines hands-on pastry expertise with structured research, testing, and training, ensuring that new products are successfully integrated into production and consistently delivered across all outlets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Research & Development

  • Lead the ideation, development, and testing of new pastry products in line with brand identity, customer trends, and campaign calendars.
  • Conduct trials, evaluate results, and refine recipes for scalability and operational feasibility.
  • Benchmark recipes against seasonal campaigns and competitor offerings to ensure market relevance.

2. Recipe Documentation & Playbook

  • Create, update, and maintain a comprehensive recipe SOP library, including step-by-step methods, photos, and plating guidelines.
  • Ensure version control and standardisation across all recipe documents.
  • Develop and maintain a Pastry Development Playbook to serve as a training and reference guide for the team.

3. Training & Capability Development

  • Train CK and store-level teams on new product execution and pastry standards.
  • Create visual guides and training modules to ensure knowledge

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