R&D Associate

Job Duties

• Food Research and Development
• Work with R&D manager with new products development to match business, customer, regulatory and cost guidelines
• Manage multiple developments simultaneously and under tight deadlines; assist the development, testing, manufacturing of new product line: e.g. frozen meal
• Draft SOP for complete production process including formulation, packaging, labeling, etc.
• Assist R&D manager regarding formulation and modify recipes as required to meet nutritional/quality specifications & optimize scale up
• Package labeling including ingredients, cooking instruction, Nutrition Facts Table
• Contact supplier for supporting documentations
• Accurately document recipes and results of pilot and plant trials

Job qualifications

• At least 1 year working experience in GFSI (SQF, BRC) certified plant and in food factory (preferred)
• At least 1 year experience in HACCP (preferred)
• Knowledge of food labeling regulation (preferred)
• Decent knowledge with Genesis database (preferred)
• Food science background is preferred
• Ability to read and write in Chinese (simplified or traditional) is required for product documentation; Mandarin or Cantonese listening and speaking skill is an asset

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 9:00-17:30

Job location: 44 Milner Ave., Scarborough, ON M1S 3P8; this position does not support remote working

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $17.95 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Application question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Experience:

• Genesis database: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• Chinese (Cantonese / Chinese) (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• GFSI (SQF, BRC) (preferred)
• HACCP Certification (preferred)
• Class G Licence (preferred)