R&d Supervisor - Phoenix, United States - Cafe Valley Bakery

Cafe Valley Bakery

Verified Company

Phoenix, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Primarily responsible for assisting with the commercialization of new products, product improvements, supporting improvement initiatives, training, and supervising R&D Techs.

The R&D Supervisor will work to support the R&D Technical Services team in the process of testing, validating, commercializing new products, and assisting with system-wide implementation of consistent methodology.

Responsibilities:
Understand and work to ensure that company GMPs are followed in daily Production

Understand process control documents, and work to ensure processes are followed in daily Production.

Collect information necessary to write process control documents for new products and update information in existing documents

Have a broad understanding of production equipment and settings

Supporting cleanliness, organization, monitoring temperature and control of product storage and monitoring product expiration. Support cleaning & sterilization of equipment. Report maintenance or calibration issues

Follow project objectives and strategies in response to business initiatives

Follow appropriate timelines for project delivery

Assist with plant-scale production trials

Support next-step actions of experiments and product development

Document data for new products based on lab development and plant trials

Act as a technical resource for the cross functional teams

Support technical services role in assigned projects

Manage product development for technical projects and operational functions as stipulated by Research and Development Management

Support the development, use
- and sharing of best practice across all departments

Support lab formula samples with an eye to key manufacturer's capabilities working toward realistic commercialization of new products

Recognize and understand significance of problems and propose solutions

Required Skills and Qualifications:
Minimum 4 years related experience in bakery, pastry, or culinary industry

3 years prior management experience

Demonstrated technical achievement in the development of laminated dough (i.e., croissants, danish, cinnamon rolls and associated products) and/or development of batter based products for the foodservice and in
- store bakery markets

Good knowledge of product development process and methodologies

Proven ability to keep accurate, organized records

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Bachelor's degree in Baking and Pastry Arts, AIB coursework to include Advanced Baking Technology, or equivalent work experience

Strong verbal and written communication skills and problem-solving skills

Proven effectiveness in team communication and interpersonal skills

Strong interpersonal skills to maintain an outstanding relationship with different groups of people including production, FSQA, Maintenance, Warehouse and Sanitation teams

Excellent team working abilities