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R&D Technician – Puff Pastry Innovation

North York, ON | Full-Time | Up to $90,000 + Benefits

Love working with dough? Turn that passion into product innovation.

We're looking for an R&D Technician with hands-on bakery experience to help develop and commercialize new puff pastry and laminated dough products for a well-established, privately owned bakery.

This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who understands what happens at the bench, in the bakery, and on the production floor—and wants to grow into a product development career.

You'll work directly with experienced Product Managers, gaining exposure to recipe development, plant trials, scale-up and commercialization while helping bring new bakery products from idea to production.

What You'll Do

• Develop and test puff pastry and laminated dough products from initial concept through commercialization
• Assist with formula development, ingredient selection and product optimization
• Conduct bench-top trials and participate in plant trials and production scale-ups
• Troubleshoot products and processes to improve quality, consistency and performance
• Work closely with Production, QA, Procurement and Project Management
• Document formulas, specifications, trial results and product changes
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, yields and product costs
• Manage multiple development projects and timelines
• Help bring new and improved bakery products to market

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in candidates who have real hands-on commercial bakery experience.

• Diploma or degree in Baking & Pastry Arts, Food Science or a related field
• 2–4 years of experience in bakery R&D, product development, commercialization or food manufacturing
• Strong practical baking skills, particularly with croissants, puff pastry or other laminated doughs
• Understanding of ingredient functionality and how ingredients affect dough performance, texture and finished-product quality
• Experience working in a commercial bakery or food manufacturing environment
• Comfortable moving between hands-on testing and production-floor trials
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Collaborative, curious and eager to learn

Why Join?

• Up to $90,000 annually, based on experience
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Paid vacation
• Hands-on mentorship from experienced Product Managers
• Exposure to the full product development cycle
• Opportunity to develop into a Product Manager/product category leadership role
• Join an established bakery with 40+ years of experience and a strong focus on innovation

The Career Opportunity

This isn't simply a technician role.

You'll learn how products move from recipe → bench trial → plant trial → commercialization → production, while working alongside experienced bakery product developers.

For the right person, this can become a long-term path toward independent product ownership and Product Management.

If your background is in commercial bakery and you're ready to take the next step into R&D and product development, we'd like to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the hiring process. Applications are reviewed by members of the hiring team; automated decision-making and AI tools are not used to screen or select candidates.

Pay: Up to $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Experience:

• Product development: 3 years (required)
• baking puff pastry : 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person