Job Description
Research and Development Manager
Parrish & Heimbecker
Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Research and Development Manager for our Milling division based in Cambridge, ON.
P&H Milling
P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products. The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati. In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.
From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.
Benefits
Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include:
- Learning and Development Programs
- Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- RRSP Matching
- Wellness Program
- Company Events
Your Role
As Research and Development Manager, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for developing formulations for wheat grists, flour ingredients, and flour blending and ensuring that they are tracked and monitored for further adjustments as needed and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for managing the organization’s research and development policies and controlling new product development processes. You will also establish R&D and performance metrics and standards, procedures, and verification/validation controls in order to meet business goals and requirements, as well as identify and implement process improvements. This position reports to the Director of National Operations.
Day to Day
- Perform standard bake test and analysis for various end use applications in determining and developing the most optimized and cost-effective recipes for wheat grist, flour ingredients and flour blending, as well as flour streams set-up per product at each mill.
- Collaborate and work with Quality Assurance group in the development of flour specifications.
- Analyze quality data and trending, and advise any adjustments in the formulations as required to achieve consistent quality of flour across all sites.
- Perform comparative testing, analysis, and evaluation of various flour products and end use applications.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and completion of R&D projects, ensuring that expected completion date and overall objectives are achieved.
- Manage new product development from conceptualization, testing/trials, and execution in collaboration with Sales, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
- Work with Operations and Quality Assurance in developing process methodology and procedures for new product development and formulations.
- Establish standard operating procedures (SOP) in conducting Research and Development activities and processes.
- Provide technical support to Sales and Operations in handling flour functionality – related customer complaints and troubleshooting.
- Perform troubleshooting, in-house or at customer’s location as required, and provides recommendations and resolutions.
- Manage all R&D data gatherings and documentation, maintaining/updating records and ensuring compliance with relevant company policies and regulations.
- Provide technical training and education to QA and Milling personnel as well as customers as required.
- Perform any and all related duties as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
- Minimum 8 years of direct work experience in QA and R&D in flour milling environment with at least 4 years in supervisory or managerial role.
- Minimum of 5 years working experience conducting and performing grain and flour analytical testing and end - use/bake test for various applications (breads, cookies, noodles, pasta, etc.).
- In-depth knowledge of different wheat classes and flour characteristics and properties.
- Intensive training or certifications in wheat/flour chemistry and baking science and technology
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
- Project management skills and experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications.
Work and grow with a family-owned company.
Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H’s roots go back over 115 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.
With over 70 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.
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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
P&H is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that is reflective of Canadian society. As a result, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. P&H welcomes and encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations in relation to the job selection process are available upon request for both internal and external candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.
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