Job Description
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An opportunity for an early-career Food Technologist to build their NPD experience within a growing Australian food manufacturing operation, with significant activity across grocery and QSR customers.
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The Sydney site is going through an exciting period of growth, bringing new products, customers and manufacturing capability into the facility. As a result, we're looking for a hands-on NPD Technologist who enjoys being close to production and wants to develop their career through practical factory experience.
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Working alongside an experienced Senior NPD Technologist and wider technical and operational teams, you'll play an important role in taking products from development into successful commercial production.
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This is very much an on-the-tools NPD position - running factory trials, supporting scale-up, assessing product performance and working directly with Production and QA to get products successfully through to launch.
The Role n
You'll support NPD and commercialisation activity across the Sydney site, including:
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Plan, prepare and
run factory trials
for new and existing products
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Support products through
scale-up, first production and commercial launch
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Replicate benchtop products at factory scale and assess manufacturing feasibility
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Record and analyse trial results, identifying opportunities to improve product and process performance
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Work closely with Production and QA to
troubleshoot issues on the factory floor
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Coordinate product testing across shelf life, sensory, microbiological and quality requirements
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Assist with product specifications, ingredient declarations,



nutritional information and allergen requirements
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Support packaging trials and implementation of product or process changes
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Maintain accurate NPD documentation and ensure projects meet food safety, regulatory and customer requirements
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Work across NPD, Production, QA, Packaging, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to keep projects progressing
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About You n
We're looking for someone who already understands what it means to work within a
food manufacturing environment
and is now looking to build deeper experience across NPD, trials and commercialisation.
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You'll ideally bring:
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A degree in
Food Science, Food Technology
or a related discipline
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Around
1-3 years' experience
within food manufacturing, NPD, food technology, QA or a related technical position
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Practical experience working
on-site within a food manufacturing facility
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Some exposure to
factory or production trials, product development, process improvement or recent product launches
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A good understanding of food safety, GMP and Australian food manufacturing requirements
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Confidence working directly with Production and other factory-based teams
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Good communication skills and the ability to build relationships across different functions
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Strong organisation and attention to detail,



with the ability to manage multiple priorities
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A practical, curious and solutions-focused approach to problems
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A genuine interest in developing your career within
NPD and food manufacturing
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Experience within
ready-to-eat, chilled, high-care or short shelf-life food manufacturing
would be advantageous, but isn't essential.
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We're equally interested in candidates currently working in
QA or another technical factory role
who have gained exposure to trials/NPD and are looking to make product development a bigger part of their career.
Why Join? n
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Build genuine factory NPD experience
- get hands-on ownership of trials, scale-up and launches rather than being limited to administrative or benchtop development.
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Join during significant growth
- the Sydney operation is expanding across grocery and QSR, creating exposure to a busy pipeline of new products and manufacturing activity.
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Learn and progress
- work alongside an experienced Senior NPD Technologist, with support from the wider NPD function while developing the capability to take on greater project ownership over time.
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See your work reach production
- you'll be close to the factory floor and directly involved in turning product concepts into commercially manufactured products.
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Location: Sydney Working arrangement: 100% on-site n
If you're an early-career Food Technologist with
hands-on food manufacturing experience
who wants to build stronger NPD, factory trial and commercialisation capability, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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