Bauducco: the world’s largest producer of panettone, and the largest producer of baked goods in South America.

Ours is a story of a family of entrepreneurs who grew a small pastry shop into a brand now present in more than 50 countries and on every continent.

About the Role:

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development and continuous improvement of innovative baked products, ensuring strong technical foundations in raw materials management and supplier qualification.

This position requires a solid understanding of food science, baking technology, and ingredient functionality, combined with strong analytical and operational capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Development Support

• Collaborate in the development of new baked products from concept to launch, supporting formulation, validation, and industrial scale-up.
• Reformulate and optimize existing recipes to meet nutritional, cost, performance, and quality targets.
• Prepare and document technical reports from industrial trials.
• Conduct and monitor shelf life and stability studies to ensure product quality and compliance.
• Raw Material & Supplier Management
• Develop and maintain detailed raw material specifications, ensuring alignment with regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
• Manage and monitor the approved supplier index, ensuring compliance with internal standards and continuous performance evaluation.
• Lead the homologation process of alternative ingredients and contra-types, including technical validation, benchmarking, risk assessment, and cost evaluation.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives through technical assessments of new suppliers and ingredients.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Compliance:

• Work closely with Marketing, Production, Procurement, and Quality Assurance to ensure technical feasibility and successful project execution.
• Apply scientific and analytical methods to solve technical challenges related to product quality, process efficiency, and cost optimization.
• Ensure all activities comply with food safety regulations, sanitation standards, and internal quality systems.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, ingredient innovations, and regulatory changes relevant to bakery products.

Location: Zephyrhills, FL (On-Site)

**Candidate must be bilingual: English and Spanish**

*No relocation candidates will be considered at this time*