Food Industry Positions Available and Wanted

Senior Product Development Technologist - Health and Nutrition - Flavour Makers

Flavour Makers is a family business at heart. We are an innovative and fast-growing manufacturing company with dry blending, wet sauce and retort facilities. We not only work closely with major national retailers but also export into Asia, Europe and the Americas. Flavour Makers’ brands are market leaders in their categories.

Our success comes from knowing who we are, where we come from and where we are going. That's why, when building our team, we not only look for those most qualified for the position but those who share our passion and love of food. It's our passion that drives us to go that step beyond our competitors.

The Opportunity

Expanding our focus in the nutrition space, we are looking for an energetic and passionate Product Development Technologist to join our Health and Nutrition Division at our culinary development center in Braeside.

The Role 

As a team, we are responsible to produce high-quality, safe products from research or customer requirements through to commercially viable outcomes. Your main focus will be in the nutrition and sports-specific sector, where you will be responsible for formulating and testing new products, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.

This role primarily will: 

• Ensure formulation meets production specifications and compliance
  
• Have a strong awareness of the role food plays in health promotion and disease prevention. 
  
• A proactive, self-starter approach combined with the strong ability to work autonomously.
  
• Lead new product development & renovation of key projects from development through to Implementation.                             
  
• Lead culinary trends, and keep our wider team across emerging trends, new ingredients from suppliers, retail and other sources. 

• The Senior Product Development Technologist will report to the Product Development Manager - Nutrition
  

Criteria 

The successful applicant will: 

• Thrive working across a range of projects of varying size and complexity. 
  
• Have sound knowledge of dietary guidelines and global nutrition recommendations and nutrition policies such as FSANZ and Codex.
  
• Proven to be able to build and maintain strong relationships.
  
• Hold tertiary qualifications in food science. 
  
• Demonstrate high-quality standards and attention to detail. 
  
• Be Passionate  about food, flavours and international cuisines. 
  
• Experience in nutrition formulation is highly desirable . 

• Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition, Food Science or related discipline
  
• Minimum 2 year working in nutritional food development and manufacturing.
  

Personal Qualities

• Collaborative approach
  
• Highly organised
  
• Innovative
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
• Can do attitude 

• Professional and personal development
  
• Career pathways 
  
• State-of-the-art culinary centre 
  
• Competitive remuneration 
  
• Staff discounts 
  
• Reward & Recognition Program
  
• Novated Leasing
  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)