Bakery Innovation Specialist

• Play a key role in shaping the future of bakery innovation across Australia
• Partner with some of Australia's leading foodservice and bakery customers
• Combine your technical bakery expertise with customer engagement, innovation and commercial impact

At Tip Top, we're looking for a Bakery Innovation Specialist to help drive innovation and growth across our bakery portfolio. Reporting to the Bakery Innovation Manager, you will be the bakery subject matter expert within the Foodservice team, supporting the development of innovative bakery solutions that meet customer needs and drive business growth.

This is a highly collaborative role that combines technical bakery expertise with customer engagement and commercial insight. We're seeking a trade-qualified Baker who has experience operating within commercial bakery, food manufacturing, ingredient supply or foodservice environments and can confidently apply their technical knowledge in a business-focused setting.

Working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, you'll identify opportunities, develop new concepts, support product innovation and provide expert bakery guidance across a broad range of projects.

Purpose of the Role

• Lead and support bakery innovation and new product development projects
• Develop, trial and refine bakery products and concepts within the Test Kitchen
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously across the innovation pipeline
• Partner with customers to understand their operations, challenges and growth opportunities
• Deliver product presentations, demonstrations and innovation workshops
• Provide bakery expertise and technical support to the Sales team
• Collaborate with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Procurement, Sales and Marketing teams
• Monitor market trends, consumer insights and emerging opportunities within the bakery category
• Support customer engagement initiatives that drive innovation and commercial outcomes

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A trade qualification as a Baker (essential)
• Experience within commercial bakery, food manufacturing, ingredient supply, foodservice or related bakery-focused environments
• Strong technical knowledge of bakery ingredients, production processes, equipment and manufacturing operations
• Demonstrated ability to apply bakery expertise to solve customer challenges and identify business opportunities
• Commercial acumen and an understanding of how technical recommendations influence customer and business outcomes
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience building strong relationships with customers and cross-functional teams
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

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