Senior Bakery Scientist

FRESH. FORWARD. FLOWERS.

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is not just about baking; it's about crafting moments of joy with every delicious bite. With 2024 sales of $5.1 billion, and as one of the leading producers of packaged bakery goods in the United States, Flowers Foods brings passion to the table. From the wholesome goodness of Nature's Own and Wonder to the bold and artisanal flavors of Dave's Killer Bread, the rustic goodness of Canyon Bakehouse, and the sweet delights of Tastykake, each product is a celebration of taste and quality. Beyond the oven, Flowers Foods fosters a culture that values and reflects Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility. With a commitment to innovation and a recipe for success, Flowers Foods is more than a bakery – it's a delightful journey into the heart of flavor and community.

 

Full-time employees are offered the following benefits:

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

 

Benefits may vary depending on your work location.

Bringing Home the Dough

Position requires formulations for new products, product improvements, and cost savings. The bakery scientist will lead medium complexity R&D initiatives to improve shelf life, reduce ingredient costs, and improve efficiency in the bakeries. Position conducts bench-top experiments and commercializes at the bakery. Partners closely with Operations, Regulatory, Finance, Brand Team and Quality. 

Position requires a self-driven and motivated professional who is both adaptable and flexible in a fast paced environment. Ability to effectively proactively work on development projects while dealing with ambiguity and constant change. 

Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect effect on product safety, legality and/or quality.

 Pay range of up to $90k, depending on knowledge, skills, and experience

Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Collaborate with cross functional team members to deliver/execute innovation, renovation, quality improvement and cost savings projects.
• Partner with marketing and consumer research to co-create the innovation/renovation pipeline for bread and buns to achieve business objectives.
• Must demonstrate ability to prioritize and successfully manage multiple projects with various degrees of complexity and scope.
• Conduct Bench-top experiments on assigned products (breads, snacks, etc.).
• Lead plant trials in partnership with Operations.
• Support with manufacturing plants with troubleshooting for new products and productivity programs.
• Confirm shelf life, nutrition, and claims.
• Use DEVEX PLM Software to store formulas.
• Use sensory data to develop highly liked consumer products.
• Train and manage temporary workers.
• Use analytical equipment to test products.
• Document analytical data, formulations, sensory results, cutting summaries as required.
• Demonstrate ability to solve problems, identify, collect and analyze data/results to make technical assessments and provide actionable recommendation/direction to product development projects.
• Must demonstrate ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Collaborate with key suppliers to identify/source ingredients and leverage their expertise in ingredient functionality/applications and to help with development of innovation/renovation/cost savings projects.
• Provide project updates to the R&D leadership team and the business unit.
• Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.).
• Perform other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures

Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ bakery industry R&D experience with technical knowledge in Product Development, Manufacturing, and/or Operations, including:
• 5+ years’ significant product development and commercialization experience of baked goods. Experience in bread, buns, and cakes is preferred.
• Experience on scale-up from lab to production is required.

Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Culinology, Chemical Engineering or other closely related field. Master’s degree preferred.

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