Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $98,600.00 - $138,100.00
Benefits
competitive pay
annual bonus eligibility
Comprehensive benefits package
Paid Time Off
401K and company match
Safe and inclusive work environment
Professional development opportunities
Job Description
Bimbo Bakeries USA is the largest baking company in the world, renowned for its iconic brands such as Arnold, Brownberry, Oroweat, Thomas', Sara Lee, Entenmann's, and Marinela. With more than 20,000 associates working across bakeries, sales centers, offices, and on sales routes, the company is dedicated to delivering the freshest and highest quality baked goods to consumers at every meal. Bimbo Bakeries USA prides itself not only on its expansive product portfolio but also on fostering a safe, inclusive, and diverse work environment where associates are encouraged to be authentic while benefiting from professional development opportunities. The company offers competitive... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, or related field
- Minimum five years of relevant experience in baking process technology and continuous improvement
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically 80-90% of the time
- Willingness to work occasional weekends
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage projects effectively
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, or related field
- Demonstrated competency through combination of education, training, and experience
- Five years of experience evaluating baking process technologies to troubleshoot and provide recommendations
- Five years of experience conducting root cause and statistical analysis for continuous improvement
- Five years of experience presenting reports detailing data analysis to plant or engineering management
- Skilled in MS Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work cohesively with multidisciplinary teams
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving skills based on root cause and statistical analysis
Job Duties
- Troubleshoot bakery issues and support to ensure the bakery teams put appropriate corrective actions in place
- Support Marketing, Research and Development (R&D), and Engineering development trials on new formulas, new ingredients and new equipment or technologies
- Coordinate with Operations teams to drive the scale-up and commercialization of new products, cost savings projects, and product reformulations
- Initiate qualification kick-off calls and ensure that Operations teams are running necessary test bakes and launch on the agreed launch timing
- Monitor quality post-launch and modify formula/process as necessary
- Support assigned bakeries in addressing product quality concerns, consumer complaints, waste reduction efforts, and other initiatives using continuous improvement and statistical tools
- Participate as key Baking Technical resource with Engineering and Operations team on process and equipment modifications to ensure overall quality is maintained
- Coach and train key bakery associates on ingredient functionality, equipment, and baking processes using data logger technology
- Complete and post updated product code books for all key launches
- Conduct formula audits using internal database and follow up with bakery on corrective actions if necessary
- Lead productivity initiatives by networking with Finance, Procurement, Engineering, and Operations
- Document weekly trip results and summarize with key follow ups to Operations team including VP of Operations
- Domestic travel approximately 80-90% of the time, with occasional weekend work
- Other assignments as needed
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