Baker R&D Test Bakery

Company Overview

Ahmad A. Abed Holding Company stands as a prominent regional leader in the food and baking sector, distinguished by its innovation and expertise. Operating multiple brands and subsidiaries, it caters to professional bakers, chefs, and food service enterprises with top-tier ingredients, products, and services. Its core ventures include BakeMate, which specializes in niche baking ingredients and solutions; Moltaqa Al-Khabbazeen, a retail outlet providing essential baking supplies and tools; and Khadija Cold Storage Company, a modern facility dedicated to maintaining product quality and freshness. The company is committed to innovation, quality, strong customer relationships, and sustainable value generation, fostering a culture of growth and support for baking professionals in the region.

Role Summary

The position of Baker R&D Test Bakery is a full-time, on-premise role located in Jiddah. The incumbent will focus on creating, testing, and refining bakery products and formulations within a test bakery setting to ensure alignment with quality standards and customer satisfaction. The baker will collaborate closely with research and development, production, and commercial departments to design experimental trials, document observations, and recommend modifications to recipes, ingredient usage, and processes.

Key Duties

• Prepare and bake trial batches to evaluate product characteristics such as texture, flavor, and shelf life.
• Adjust formulas and processing methods as necessary based on test outcomes.
• Maintain meticulous records of all experimental processes and results.
• Operate and maintain bakery equipment safely and efficiently.
• Adhere strictly to food safety, hygiene, and HACCP protocols.
• Support product demonstrations and training sessions.
• Contribute to ongoing refinement of baking techniques and solutions.

Candidate Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in practical baking skills encompassing dough preparation, mixing, shaping, proofing, and baking across categories including bread, pastries, and confectioneries.
• Experience in bakery product development or R&D within a food production environment, with capability in designing and executing controlled experiments.
• Understanding of ingredient functionality (flours, yeasts, improvers, fats, sugars, additives) and their effects on quality and processing.
• Basic knowledge of food science and quality control principles such as sensory testing and shelf-life evaluation.
• Awareness and adherence to food safety standards, hygiene, and HACCP requirements.
• Proficiency in accurate documentation of formulations and test results, with competency in using basic computer software for reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities alongside meticulous attention to detail.
• Effective interpersonal skills to engage collaboratively with cross-functional teams including R&D, production, sales, and clients.
• Prior commercial or industrial baking experience is highly desirable.