Product Development Intern Jobs

You’ll work as part of an inspiring plant-based product development team where you will be exposed to all aspects of new product development, supporting the creation of new recipe ideas, and translating these into market leading products.

You’ll assist the Product Development Manager and team throughout the entire product development cycle. You will also support Sales & Marketing with food related activities.

Key duties:

Assisting with all tasks from conceptualization to launch:

• Working with quality team to implement key quality checks for all products.
• Researching and testing new ingredients to understand potential and functionality.
• Supporting our development chef with testing, trialling, and refining recipes to ensure they meet the project brief (commercial targets/brand values, nutritional targets)
• Analysing consumer research results to provide direction for development.
• Sourcing new raw materials and packaging.
• Preparing samples for testing, sampling, customer presentations and events.
• Continuous improvement projects.
• Researching the market, plant-based food trends and technologies.
• Keeping the work area clean and tidy and in good working order. Maintaining and organizing R&D samples and kitchen.
• Supporting the production team with scale up trials and first production of new products.
• Data entry, maintaining records and product development documentation.
• Coordinating and conducting sensory evaluations of products throughout product shelf life.
• Brainstorming & ideation

The person:

The role will suit an innovative and passionate food technologist/food science graduate who is looking for their first step into the world of product innovation and development. No day is the same at TMRW, we are rapidly growing and are looking for an energetic, driven person that will thrive in this fast-paced environment.

This position is linked to the Canadian Youth Funding Program, so the successful candidate must meet all the following requirements:

• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada;
• A post-secondary graduate
• Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations;
• Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive);
• A first-time participant in a Youth Employment Strategy work experience program targeted at post-secondary graduates; and