Senior R&D Chef
Senior
We are looking for an experienced Senior R&D Chef with a strong pastry and bakery background to develop innovative products for commercial and mass production. The ideal candidate should have experience in new product development, recipe formulation, manufacturing scale-up, and customer product proposals .
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new bakery, pastry, dessert, and confectionery products from concept to commercial launch.
- Create and improve recipes for large-scale manufacturing .
- Conduct product trials, factory trials, and production scale-up.
- Improve product quality, shelf life, yield, cost, and production efficiency.
- Troubleshoot product and production issues.
- Work closely with Production, QA, Procurement, Marketing, and Sales teams.
- Evaluate new ingredients, premixes, and raw materials.
- Prepare product specifications, recipes, and technical documentation.
- Conduct product demonstrations, tastings, and customer presentations.
- Support customer product proposals and new business opportunities.
- Keep updated on bakery trends, ingredients, and technologies.
- Support regional and overseas R&D projects when required.
Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking, Food Science, Bakery Technology, or related field.
- Strong Pastry Chef / Bakery Chef background .
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in R&D, bakery, pastry, or product development.
- Experience in new product development from concept to commercialisation .
- Experience in mass production and food manufacturing .
- Able to scale recipes from kitchen trials to commercial production.
- Good knowledge of flour, premixes, bakery ingredients, and formulations.
- Experience in customer product proposals and technical presentations.
- Experience with a flour milling company, premix manufacturer, ingredient supplier, or food manufacturer is preferred.
- Regional or international product development experience is an advantage.
- Able to work independently and manage multiple projects.
- Willing to travel overseas when required.
Preferred Experience
- Frozen dough or industrial bakery production.
- Bakery premixes and functional ingredients.
- International product development.
- Japanese or multinational food companies.
- Customer demonstrations and technical support.
Key Skills
Product Development | Pastry & Bakery | Recipe Formulation | Mass Production | Product Commercialisation | Process Improvement | Project Management | Customer Technical Support