R&D Sandwich Senior Specialist

Commerce, United States | Posted on 06/24/2026

Abakery and food franchise company in Commerce, CA is hiring a Senior R&DSpecialist for sandwiches and savory products. In this role you will develop new sandwich and savory products, optimize recipes and costing for scalable factory production, lead quality control, and drive new product training and implementation across factory and store environments. Reports to the R&DSenior Manager.

• Research sandwich product trends and market releases.
• Discover new ingredients and develop innovative sandwich concepts (hot/cold sandwiches,wraps, subs, and more).
• Optimize recipes and costing for sandwich products.
• Partner with the breadteam to develop savory menu items.
• Develop products thatare scalable for factory/industrial production, with attention to production efficiency, consistency, and quality control.
• Refine and finalize products for production and market launch.

• Test existing products to improve quality, including new ingredient trials and documentation updates.
• Evaluate suitability when ingredients change, ensuring product quality, consistency, and operational feasibility.

• Implement new products at production facilities (factory and store).
• Use Q&A analysis totrain QC teams on new sandwich and savory products.

• Manage production quality control and food safety for sandwich and savory categories.
• Manage franchise store quality control and operational standards for sandwich and savory products.

• Create and maintain production documentation (factory manuals, store manuals, process documentation).
• Create and update store production manuals (breads).
• Conduct basic nutritional data analysis (BOMs, food percentage analysis).

• Bachelor's degree inFood Science, Culinary Arts, Nutrition, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of experience in food R&D, ideally in sandwich, savory, or bakery categories.
• Experience in a food manufacturing or industrial production environment.
• Proven track record of successful product development and commercialization.

• Strong knowledge of sandwich and savory product development (hot/cold sandwiches, wraps, subs,etc.).
• Recipe formulation,costing, and ingredient functionality.
• Understanding oflarge-scale (factory) production processes, including scalability and efficiency.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and quality control systems (HACCP, GMP).
• Ability to conduct shelf-life testing and product evaluations.
• Familiarity with nutritional analysis and BOM (Bill of Materials) management.
• Experience implementing new products in both manufacturing and retail/store environments.
• Ability to train cross-functional teams (QC, production, store staff).
• Strong project management skills across multiple simultaneous initiatives.
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation and reporting skills.

• Ability to present product concepts, testing results, and training materials clearly.

• Proficiency in MSOffice (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel between production facilities and store locations as needed.

• Bilingual(English/Korean or English/Spanish).
• Salary: $80,000 -$90,000 per year
• Benefits:
  To be confirmed by client. (Standard company benefits from comparable roles canbe applied if confirmed.)

• Onsite in Commerce, CA.
• Full-time, exempt. Some travel between production facilities and store locations.