**Position Title:**Product Development Assistant

**Job Requisition ID:**46906

**Career Group (ADSP):**Administration

**Division:**Nat - Marques privées (80069738)

**Department:**Private Label

**Work Location:**ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W

**Province:**Ontario

The typical salary range for this position is $41 280.00 - $54 180.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.

This posting is for an existing temporary, full-time position ending on September 4th, 2026.

SUMMARY: Metro is seeking a motivated Product Development Assistant to support our Corporate Brands Product Development team in development of food and non-food product.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

*Assist with development, preparation and testing of new and existing products. *Participate in product evaluations in a group setting. *Evaluate preparation instructions for new and existing products. *Assist with product shopping and market reviews. *Recipe evaluation and development for new and existing products. *Support cross-functional collaboration with QA, and business teams. *Record and track product samples, and other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

*Enrolled in a Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, or related undergraduate program. *Experience in product development an asset *Enjoy cooking and trying new cuisines/recipes *Basic understanding of safe food handling, Servsafe certificate an asset. *Highly organized, able to effectively manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously *Ability to work both collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, and independently as required. *Great communication skills *Microsoft Excel – data analysis, charts, basic statistics. *Microsoft Word & PowerPoint – documentation and presentations.

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The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose thatMETRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions.The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees.At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.