Bread Scientist Job Longmont area,Colorado USA,Manufacturing / Production

Your Opportunity as the Bread Scientist

This is a unique opportunity to become a key technical leader within a high-volume bakery operation, with ownership of the bread-making process from mixing through panning and slicing. You’ll use your expertise in baking science to solve complex production challenges, improve bread quality and consistency, increase yield, reduce downtime, and identify meaningful cost and process improvements. Beyond the technical work, you’ll partner with Production, Engineering, R&D, and other sites while developing the capabilities of technicians and leaders on the floor.

It’s a highly visible role where your expertise can directly influence the product, the process, and the people who bring it to life every day.

Location:

Longmont, Colorado Work Arrangements:
Monday–Friday with flexibility to support operations during occasional evenings, nights, or weekends, based on operational and business this role you will:

Understands inputs, variables, testing methods, and process cause and effect of bread making and slicing
Guides Bakery and Sandwich Making departments on improving existing operations, troubleshooting of major problems, cost-savings ideas, and evaluation of new production opportunities
Manages Bakery Lab Tech(s)
Owns recipe for the bakeries at the plant from mixing to panning
Uses knowledge of bread making and slicing to identify top gaps and develops strategic plans to close gaps and improve bread quality and weight variability, reduce downtime, and improve yield
Identifies and implements cost and process improvement projects necessary to run a stable, efficient operation; leads multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously
Develops an expert level understanding of the equipment, process and materials used to run a high-volume bakery
Partners with Department Managers in developing and delivering business master plan, including key technical and organizational projects;
Provides technical support to the bakery and sandwich making departments
Drives out defects in the process and enhance overall productivity, safety and quality by collaborating with production teams and leadership
Develops the capability of technicians and managers at the site to understand the baking process flow, inputs and outputs, control variables, and basic baking troubleshooting
Models the Basic Beliefs and Our Commitment to Each Other
Drives high-performance work culture by engaging with team members on the floor and coaching to problem solve, make decisions, and become self-reliant
Leverages High-Performance Organizational principles to develop leadership skills in individuals and the Sandwich making teams
Manages ingredient variations effectively, including crop year flour variations
Responsible for bakery lab and lab equipment;
Establishes site testing requirements and frequency
Acts as a technical leader within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and departmental projects
Works with R&D to create and improve formulations based on consumer and marketing feedback and/or sensory results
Develops strong relationships with Corporate R&D, Other Production Sites, Engineering and external vendors
Helps organization stay current with applicable new technologies, ingredients, product trends, and competitive activities
Other tasks as required

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required, B.S. in Bread or Bakery Science highly preferred
Minimum of 2 years of food manufacturing experience required
Experience in sensory training, culinary, recipe development, and tolerance testing preferred

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

Ability to effectively engage, lead, and build capability on the floor
Ability to work and…