Developer, Product Development

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Developer, Product Development

Apply locations Toronto, Canada time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago job requisition id R-126035

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross-functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product development, portfolio maintenance, and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing, and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g., product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation, etc.). You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Food science, science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market
• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities

More about this role

Additional Job Description

The holder of this position works closely as support for senior project leads, which includes specification work and a high level of organization required. They will ensure day-to-day of the lab and office is in good working order, including cleaning, proactively organizing, sample making, and ingredient sourcing support.

Job specific requirements:

1. Drive excellence in supporting Project Management and specification work, shelf-life, etc.
2. Plan and execute work plans, including development of risk assessments and contingency plans.
3. Analyze results of experiments and translate them into actionable recommendations with support.
4. Have good knowledge of the commercialization process.
5. Identify and efficiently utilize necessary resources to achieve timely delivery of project objectives.
6. Maintain pilot labs, order consumables, ensure accurate inventories, and equipment calibration, etc.

The candidate must be versatile and be able to work in cross-functional teams. The candidate must be capable of working proactively across multiple priorities.

Qualifications, Education and Work Schedule:

• BS in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 1 year experience, preferably in the food industry.
• Good technical foundation and technical curiosity.
• Ability to develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials as support for project leads.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and manage complexity - from bench top to commercialization, supporting along the life cycle of a project.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.
• Limited travel.
• Full-time salary, typical business hours with flexibility for trials outside of normal business hours.

No Relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favorites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie, and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second, or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers, and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out, and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular Product development Science & Engineering