Head Baker / R&D Baker

About Us

Bespoke Food Concepts is a next-generation food-tech startup redefining the culinary landscape in the UAE. We blur the lines between fast-food convenience and uncompromising fine-dining quality. Our flagship project is a premium "Fine-Fast" dining concept launching this upcoming season in Dubai.

The core of our brand relies on precise culinary engineering, modern execution, and high-performance operational scalability via a synchronized Hub & Spoke system. We are seeking a system-driven, highly technical Head Baker / R&D Baker to join our founding team and take complete ownership of our proprietary bakery product line.

Role Overview & Core Responsibilities

This is an elite, product-focused position. Rather than maintaining existing recipes, you will solve complex culinary chemistry and engineering challenges, subsequently building a scalable manufacturing system around the finalized solutions.

• Stage 1 (June–July 2026): An intensive 2-month R&D project focused on final formula stabilization, parametric stress-testing, and creating production-ready SOPs.
• Stage 2 (August 2026 onwards): Direct transition into a full-time role managing commercial production, training, partner bakery alignment, and regional product scaling.

Key Deliverables:

• Recipe Finalization & R&D: Finalize the formula for our proprietary hybrid bun
• Parametric Testing: Lead structured test bakes across multiple variables to ensure strict compliance with our technical specifications.
• SOP Architecture: Document step-by-step Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), detailing exact hydration, temperature, humidity, and proofing parameters to ensure 100% replication consistency across commercial batches.
• Production Partner Representation: Hand over the finalized formula to our primary strategic production partner. Act as our primary Quality Control (QC) representative, overseeing daily production routines and batch validation.
• Advanced Product Line R&D: Lead the development of our natural product color-coding system using clean, innovative raw ingredients .

Technical Specifications & Performance Criteria

The successful candidate must engineer the product to meet strict commercial and delivery-transit conditions.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience specializing in enriched doughs, laminated doughs, or premium loaves (brioche, milk bread, Japanese-style pan breads).
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of baking science, starch gelatinization/retrogradation, hydration percentages, cold-retard parameters, and flour protein performance.
• Supply Chain Mindset: Ability to analyze how a product behaves hours after leaving the oven and design systems around transport, storage, and finishing constraints.
• Production Background: Proven experience collaborating with external industrial production partners or commercial central bakeries is highly advantageous.
• Operational Skills: Strong capability in writing clear, professional technical cards and operational SOPs.

What We Offer

• Stage 1 Compensation: A fixed fee for the initial 2-month R&D contract
• Stage 2 Compensation: Direct transition into a competitive full-time executive contract upon successful product handover.
• Legal Support: Full UAE employment visa sponsorship and comprehensive medical insurance.
• Professional Platform: A rare opportunity to build a proprietary product from absolute zero, with a clear corporate path toward managing a standalone product line within a growing Food-Tech Holding.

To Apply: Please submit your updated CV and professional portfolio/photos of your recent baking work to contact@bespokefood.ae with the subject line: R&D Bakerist — [Your Name].

Pay: AED10,000.00 - AED15,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person