Posted 2 months ago
Senior Product Developer
@ Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee is hiring a Senior Product Developer, a subject matter expert in product development, product and process interaction and sensory evaluation. The role takes products from concept through scale-up to commercialization, with technical leadership and project management. The posting states a hiring range of $95,000 to $105,000 a year and full-time employment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead product development from concept to scale-up
- Conduct product physical and sensory analysis
- Validate new products and processes
- Approve packaging, labels and nutritional information
- Lead cross-functional project teams
Requirements summary:
- 5 to 10 years in food, beverage or consumer goods product development
- Experience in sensory evaluation and directing sensory panels
- Bachelor's in food science, food processing or engineering preferred
- Strong project management and data analysis skills
- Ability to travel 1 to 2 times a year to customers or Fort Worth
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Laboratory, Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Food science, Food processing, Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Tuition support, Employee discount, Wellness |
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Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee
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From field to cup, our mission is to provide a better beverage experience for our customers and their consumers.
Full company description
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee is a leading customer solutions provider, manufacturing and supplying quality coffee and tea to some of North America’s largest retailers and foodservice chains. Our fast-growing EcoCup® brand of single-serve pods makes it easy for consumers to recycle through 3 easy steps of separation. Combining state-of-the-art technology and new product innovation with more than 100 years of business success, Mother Parkers continues to grow. We take pride in delivering a better beverage experience for customers and consumers, and a better employment experience for our people! We operate multiple manufacturing facilities in both Canada and the U.S.
- LinkedIn followers
- 49,574
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 694
- Reported office locations
- 2531 Stanfield Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 1S4, CA
- 7800 Will Rogers Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76140, US
- Business categories
- Coffee
- Tea
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Food Processing
- Other recorded names
- Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee
- Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee USA, Ltd
- Specialties
- Roasted Coffee & Dry Tea Packing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee is a leading customer solutions provider, manufacturing and supplying quality coffee and tea to some of North America’s largest retailers and foodservice chains. Our fast-growing EcoCup® brand of single-serve pods makes it easy for consumers to recycle through 3 easy steps of separation. Combining state-of-the-art technology and new product innovation with more than 100 years of business…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Services |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1912 |
| Specialties | Roasted Coffee & Dry Tea Packing |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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Who is Mother Parkers?
We are one of the largest tea and coffee manufacturers in North America, with a mission to create a better beverage experience for our customers. As a leading customer solutions provider to some of North America’s largest retailers and foodservice chains, we use state-of-the-art technology and new product innovation to help our customers grow their business and deliver superior products to their clientele. Our team of coffee and tea experts are deeply passionate about what we do, proud of our 100+ years of business success, and excited about building a future with endless possibilities. Come join our team and work among the best, collaborate with high performers, and contribute to challenging work every day!
The Role:
The Senior Product Developer is a subject matter expert in the area of product development, product and process interaction and sensory evaluation. This position enables a smooth development path for complex and diverse product development initiatives. As the Senior Product Developer, this position provides technical expertise and project management for products from the concept phase through scale-up to successful commercialization for ground-up innovation and customer-led product development.
What you get to do:
- Providing technical expertise and leadership to Product Developers and Product Development team
- Providing technical expertise and leadership to Operations to support new and improved product launches. Accountable for best in class scale-up to manufacturing.
- Developing new products, concepts and applications and leading product tastings and product approvals with internal stakeholders
- Conducting product physical and sensory analysis to set product development direction
- Developing specifications for new products for suitability with existing manufacturing systems and feasibly of new technologies, including establishing physical and sensory profile product specifications.
- Validating new products and processes, making technical recommendations on product/process interactions, leading the preparation of protocols and technical reports for product development activities and approving product packaging, label and nutritional information
- Participating in quality and product improvement activities in addition to establishing and approving product packaging, label and nutritional information
- Appling product and process interaction knowledge to deliver quality and cost effective product solutions
- Planning, preparing and executing design of experiment studies and coordinating product trials for scale-up
- Participating as an active member in cross-functional project teams, responsible for all Project Management Activities
- Evaluating, describing and documenting the product sensory profile for raw materials, products in development, and finished goods. This includes utilizing side by side comparisons, comparing samples to a sensory profile specification and developing ground up sensory profile specification for new products.
- Conducting sensory assessments to standardize sensory assessment practices and protocol across the business
- Responsible for meeting all customer specific sensory specifications and requirements when developing customer specific products, preparing product samples for customers
What you bring to the role:
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, Food Processing or Engineering preferred, or a combination of equivalent education/work experience is requirrd.
- 5 – 10 years in Food and Beverage Industry or Consumer Product Goods (coffee experience preferred).
- Experience in sensory evaluation. The ability to assess product objectively, directed sensory panels with experience working with third parties
- A minimum of 5 10 years of relevant product development including product process (equipment) interaction.
- Experience working with both branded and private label products
- Excellent communication skills, including experience delivering well thought-out presentations and working with cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage expectations and deal with ambiguity and coaching others through complex situations
- Thorough knowledge of impact of ingredients and formula on manufacturing
- Demonstrated experience in developing, executing, analyzing and interpreting data to make sound technical recommendations
- Strong Project Management capability with demonstrated experience in managing complex projects or initiatives
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven relationship-building and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to travel – potentially to Customers (1-2 x/year) or to Fort Worth to support projects. Flexibility is key.
- External sensory proficiency certification is preferred (e.g. Q-Arabica Grader, Certified Tea Sommelier, etc)
What we offer you:
- Competitive Total Rewards package – health benefits coverage on day 1, employer matched retirement savings plans, optional Health or Wellness Spending Accounts.
- Employee discount program on our coffee and tea products.
- Annual Safety Shoes Program – your safety is our #1 priority.
- Tuition Assistance Program – we value continuous learning and self-development.
- The hiring range for this role is $95,000 - $105,000.
This posting is for an existing/new vacancy.
We use AI enabled tools to support parts of our selection process; however, every hiring decision is reviewed and finalized by our people.
While Mother Parkers welcomes all applications, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies or search firms. Only those candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. Mother Parkers is committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
By providing your information to us, you understand and agree to Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee’s privacy policy: https://www.mother-parkers.com/privacy-policy/
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