Research and development technician

Join Our Team as a Bakery Food RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN Technologist Are you a passionate baker with a love for the science behind the perfect bake? Do you enjoy the challenge of taking a recipe from a home style kitchen and scaling it up to feed thousands? If you are a hands on creator who loves both the art of cake development and the technical precision of food manufacturing, we want to meet you!

We are looking for a dedicated and energetic Bakery Food Technologist to join our growing team in Southern California.

What You Will Do In this role, you will bridge the gap between creative baking and large scale manufacturing. Your split schedule will keep things fresh, as you spend your time between our test kitchen in Redlands and our manufacturing facility in Perris.

• Create and Refine: Develop, test, and perfect new cake recipes and product lines aligned with customer goals.
• Scale It Up: Lead bench top testing, run formulation trials, and scale small batch successes into full commercial production.
• Evaluate Quality: Analyze product texture, crumb structure, flavor profiles, and shelf life to ensure perfection.
• Keep It Safe: Partner with quality assurance and production teams to reinforce top tier food safety, GMP, HACCP, and SQF standards.
• Document the Science: Log development stages, ingredient specs, trial results, and verify first print labels for allergen and nutritional accuracy.
• Solve Mysteries: Assist with root cause investigations for product deviations and run environmental swabbing tests to keep our facilities spotless.

What You Bring to the Table

• Experience: Three to five years of experience in bakery R and D or food manufacturing.
• Education: A degree in Food Science, Baking and Pastry Arts, or Culinary Science is highly preferred.
• The Bakers Mindset: A strong understanding of baking science, ingredient functionality, and formula math.
• Safety First: Familiarity with GMP, HACCP, and food safety regulations.
• The Hustle: Ability to stand, bend, and lift up to fifty pounds in active kitchen and production environments.
• Mobility: Reliable transportation to travel between our Redlands and Perris facilities as project needs evolve.

salary: $80,000 - $90,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: Associate

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine new cake recipes and product lines aligned with company and customer goals
• Conduct formulation trials in the test kitchen and scale formulas to full manufacturing production
• Evaluate product attributes such as texture crumb structure flavor profile and shelf stability
• Document development stages including ingredient specifications batch adjustments and trial results
• Source and evaluate raw materials for product innovation and cost optimization
• Complete and review product specification packages and verify first print labels for ingredient accuracy and allergen declarations
• Follow and reinforce quality assurance procedures including GMP HACCP OSHA and SQF regulations
• Audit nutritional panels and allergen statements against ingredient specifications
• Conduct product weight and temperature verifications to confirm label compliance
• Perform environmental monitoring tasks such as allergen microbiological and sanitation validation swabbing
• Assist in root cause investigations for product deviations or non conformances
• Collaborate with production purchasing and quality teams to support product launches
• Support training initiatives on product specifications and quality expectations

The essential functions of this role include:

• manual lifting up to 40lbs

Skills

• Branding/Product Development
• Product Inspection
• Inspection
• Research

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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