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Mid LevelFull-timeAWS
Salary Range
CA$67,000 - CA$75,000 /year
About the Role
We are seeking a Product Development Specialist to join Grand River Foods, a leading food solutions company. This role involves leading new product development and optimizing processes from concept to launch.
Key Responsibilities
- →Develop new products to meet customer needs from conceptualization to finished product launch
- →Coordinate all technical information and maintain organized technical data
- →Work with Sales to provide documentation, data, and samples of products
- →Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications
- →Create product formulations, specifications, and label copy documents
- →Develop cooking instructions for optimal product experience
- →Provide regulatory advice to Sales, Operations, and Purchasing
- →Conduct product evaluations of competitive products and project samples
- →Maintain clean and safe product development areas
Requirements
- ✓Post-secondary education in Food Science, Science, Engineering, or Culinary
- ✓Minimum 5 years’ experience in R&D/Product Development in the food industry
- ✓Meat industry experience preferred
- ✓Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, label software, and GENESIS
- ✓Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- ✓Self-starter with passion for product development
- ✓Creative and flexible with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement
- ✓Detail-oriented with analytical mindset
- ✓Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
- ✓Project management skills
- ✓Ability to work with minimal supervision
- ✓Work Environment
- ✓Varying schedule with overtime required
- ✓Work with raw food product and meat
- ✓Time spent in test kitchen, computer station, and plant floor
- ✓Occasional visits to customers and suppliers
- ✓Self Development
- ✓Willing to attend seminars, training sessions, and symposiums
- ✓Keeps abreast of changes in the food manufacturing market
