At Birch & Waite, we're passionate about creating premium mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, desserts and condiments that help Australians make everyday meals extraordinary. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, and we're looking for a passionate Food Technologist to help bring new ideas to life.

You'll play a pivotal role in partnering with customers and cross-functional teams to develop, commercialise and continuously improve products that meet the highest standards of quality, food safety and performance.

What You'll Be Doing

As a key member of our Innovation team, you will:

- Lead customer-driven product development and reformulation projects from concept through to commercial launch.
- Translate customer and commercial briefs into innovative, technically feasible product solutions.
- Develop products across our portfolio, including mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, syrups and pastes.
- Plan, coordinate and execute laboratory development, pilot trials, factory trials and commercial scale-up.
- Assess new ingredients for functionality, quality, food safety and regulatory compliance.
- Establish and validate food safety parameters through scientific assessment and microbiological validation.
- Conduct shelf-life studies and interpret analytical, sensory and microbiological results to support product validation.
- Prepare product specifications, customer documentation, PIFs, CoOL information and technical reports.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Manufacturing and Quality to ensure successful product launches.
- Investigate product quality issues and identify formulation or process improvements.
- Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate technical documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, manufacturing efficiency and customer satisfaction.

About You





You'll be an experienced Food Technologist who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders.

You'll bring:

- A tertiary qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
- Experience in product development or food technology within the FMCG or food manufacturing industry.
- Experience developing and commercialising wet food products such as sauces, dressings, mayonnaise, condiments or similar products.
- Strong knowledge of food safety principles, including GMP, HACCP and SQF.
- Experience with laboratory development, factory trials, process scale-up and commercialisation.
- Knowledge of ingredient functionality, formulation and shelf-life evaluation.
- Experience preparing technical documentation including product specifications and regulatory documentation.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple development projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with customers and cross-functional teams.
- A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

Why Join Birch & Waite?

At Birch & Waite, you'll work on products enjoyed by millions of Australians while being part of a team-oriented, innovative and high-performing team.

We offer:

- The opportunity to work on iconic, chef-quality food products.
- End-to-end ownership of exciting customer and innovation projects.
- A collaborative culture where your ideas are valued.
- Career development and growth within a leading Australian food manufacturer.
- A values-led organisation built on Together, Committed, Creative and Authentic .

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about food innovation, enjoy working closely with customers and want to see your ideas become products on supermarket shelves and restaurant menus, we'd love to hear from you.

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📌 Food Technologist (Customer Innovation) (Inner West Council)
🏢 Birch & Waite Foods
📍 Inner West Council