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Specialist Baking Technology in Horsham, PA at Bimbo Bakeries USA

Date Posted: 7/11/2022

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Full-Time
  • Location:
    Horsham, PA
  • Job Type:
  • Experience:
    5-7 years
  • Date Posted:
    7/11/2022
  • Job ID:
    req29533

Job Description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company with operations in 33 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.S. in bakeries, sales centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at every meal. But our associates come to work for much more – the chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and personal lives every day.

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Position Summary:

Technical Support to BBU and Co-Pack SBG Facilities, Support Development, and Lead Product Implementation functions for BBU and Co-Pack SBG Operations. Provide leadership support to BBU Cake operations including Safety Programs. Provide support with technical and statistical analysis to improve opportunities.

Key Job Responsibilities:

The Baker Specialist of Baking Technology supports assigned bakeries in the areas of ingredient, formula, process baking technology, deep frying oil technology, and continuous improvement with an overall focus on finished product quality and consistency, and safety.

  •  Troubleshoot bakery issues and help to ensure that bakery teams put appropriate corrective actions in place.
  • Support Marketing, R&D, and engineering development trials on new formulas, new ingredients, and new equipment or technologies.
  • Work with bakery team to drive the scale-up and commercialization of new products, cost savings project, and product reformulations.  Participate in qualification kick-off calls and ensure that the bakery team is running necessary test bakes and launches on the agreed launch timing.  Monitor quality post-launch and modify formula/process as necessary.
  • Support assigned bakeries in addressing quality scoring concerns, consumer complaints, waste reduction efforts, and other initiatives as needed using continuous improvement and statistical tools.Participate as key baking technical resource with Engineering and bakery team on process and equipment modifications to ensure overall quality is maintained.
  • Coach and train key bakery associates on Baking and Frying processes and equipment.
  • Complete and post updated product codebooks for all key launches.
  • Conduct formula audits and follows up with the bakery on corrective actions.  Work with R&D team on any necessary modifications to corporate formulas.
  • Lead productivity initiatives by networking with Finance, Procurement, engineering, etc.
  • Documents weekly trip results and summarizes with key follow-ups to bakery team.
  • Sweet bake goods bakeries for this position will include (but not limited to): Hazleton cake, Albany cake, Carlisle, Cicero, Fort Worth, Montebello, and all SBG Co Packers in and outside the US.
  • Travel approximately 90-100% of the time, with occasional weekend work.
  • Other assignments developing new strategic technologies in other product categories.

Job Requirements

Key Behavioral Competencies:

•         Strong communication skills, including good functionality with MS Excel, MS Word and Power point.

•         Root cause and Statistical analysis.

•         Problem-solving and out-of-the-box mentality.

•         Continuous improvement knowledge.

 

 

Education and Work History:

•         Five (5) years of baking and /or frying process experience.

•         BS in food or similar technical degree or AIB Baking Science & Technology graduate a plus.

 

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Physical Demands:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



Be a part of a company that is dedicated to protecting our planet:

  • All of our U.S. operations have been powered with 100% renewable electric energy since July 2019, with energy created through a Wind Farm backed by a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Invenergy
  • Bimbo Bakeries USA was named EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for the fourth year in a row for superior leadership, innovation and commitment to environmental protection through energy efficiency 
  • We have 18 ENERGY STAR® Certified facilities
  • Our Manufacturing operations divert greater than 95% of waste from landfill
  • Over 1500 of our vehicles utilize alternative fuel – propane, compressed natural gas, electric, or hybrid
  • Bimbo Bakeries USA has committed to 100% sustainable packaging across its portfolio by 2025. All product bags, pouches and wrappers are currently recyclable through Terracycle.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training and all other working conditions. To further the principle of equal employment opportunity, Bimbo Bakeries USA has developed affirmative action plans for minorities and women, qualified individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era and special disabled veterans and other protected veterans.