Join Our Team at The Bread Factory!
The Bread Factory is London’s premier Artisan Bakery, celebrated for our award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes. We proudly supply top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers, including our beloved GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams expand, we are on the lookout for our next Process Technologist to join our innovative NPD team.
Your Daily Adventure Awaits!
Every day at The Bread Factory brings new challenges and opportunities. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be doing:
* Receive and thoroughly understand project handovers from the Development team, ensuring risk assessments are approved and process feasibility is evaluated with effective mitigation plans.
* Plan and coordinate factory trials, including managing ingredient deliveries with precision.
* Create and maintain detailed process flow documentation from the test bakery/kitchen to full factory scale.
* Record trial data meticulously, including recipe details, line settings, adjustments, SPC data, key measurements, and photos.
* Finalize process documentation after successful scale-up trials and share updates with relevant stakeholders.
* Ensure shelf-life testing, nutritional analysis, and lab assessments are completed and accurately reflected in specifications.
* Set up recipes correctly within production systems and planning tools.
* Identify and implement improvement opportunities from trials and live production.
* Obtain approvals for Process Flow documents and Quality Attribute Standards.
Are You the Perfect Fit?
Our team believes you’ll thrive in this role if you possess the following:
* Proven ability to scale recipes from test kitchen to factory production.
* Strong understanding of bakery manufacturing processes, systems, and parameters.
* Familiarity with process documentation, recipe management, and production planning systems (experience with tools like Cybake, Smartsheet, or ERP systems is a plus).
* Good understanding of ingredients, product functionality, and basic nutrition.
* Strong numeracy and IT skills, including proficiency in Excel and data analysis.
* Highly organized with a keen attention to detail.
* Able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Practical, hands-on approach to trials and problem-solving.
* Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
* Strong collaborator, capable of building relationships across teams.
What’s in It for You?
* Fresh bread daily to take home and share with family and friends.
* Enjoy a 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
* 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
* Exclusive discounts and savings from high-street retailers and restaurants.
* Access to a 24-hour GP service.
* Participate in our Cycle to Work scheme.
Ready to rise with us? Join The Bread Factory and be part of a team that values creativity, quality, and collaboration!