Food Technologist (Systems and Specifications)

The Arnott’s Group portfolio of brands continues the 160-year legacy of the Arnott family, providing quality, great-tasting food to create delicious moments for consumers across the world.

At The Arnott’s Group, you’ll join a diverse, values-driven team passionate about delivering quality products like Tim Tams, Shapes, V8 juice and more—plus enjoy them too!

We are proud of our legacy, but we aren't stopping here! Collaborators, innovators, and agile thinkers with a curious mind thrive here. Be part of a future which is full of delicious moments created locally, by you!

About the Role:

The Food Technologist – Systems & Specifications position is responsible for both the management of accurate product recipe formulations in the internal Product Lifecyle & Recipes Management  system, as well as the review and approval of ingredients and raw materials coming into the business. The key focus is to ensure that all specifications are up to date and within legal compliance, and that all approved formulations deployed to manufacturing sites enable accurate and compliant manufacture of finished goods.

The role works closely with the Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Packaging and Master Data teams ensuring timely management of compliance and manufacturing formulation, specifications, and labelling materials. The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills to work with cross functional teams and a proactive nature to source information, key stakeholder feedback and gain alignment across the teams.

Technical assessment of supplier ingredient specifications in conjunction with internal subject matter experts is a key accountability. As such the incumbent will be required to have a sound scientific and practical knowledge of food technology to guide and support a consistent approach across both Product Development, Packaging and QA teams

This 12 month contract opportunity requires tertiary qualifications in food science or related discipline.

What your days look like:

• Manage the review and approval processes for new and existing ingredients and raw materials
• Manage the input and workflow of accurate product formulation and specification data for compliance in the Product Lifecycle & Recipe Management system
• Coordination of change management processes to ensure adherence to business requirements
• Technical systems support to both R&D team and the wider business

The Ingredients for Success:

Just like you can’t make a Tim Tam without chocolate, there are a few essential ingredients we need for this role;

• Tertiary qualifications in Food Science or related discipline             
• Strong industry experience with experience in R&D – product development / specifications/ compliance
• Understanding of the Food Standards Code and excellent knowledge of the PIF
• Some experience in Regulatory Affairs and labelling is preferred
• Ability to manage multiple competing timelines and stakeholders
• Able to work and plan independently and be proactive
• Computer skills and experience in database management
• Strong organisation/planning/priority setting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to build relationships

Perks:

• Discounted Gym Memberships
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for all new parents.
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted Products
• Discounted Health Insurance
• NAWO membership

Our Culture:

We stand for high performance with integrity and find moments of pride and celebrate the wins gained from our collective effort. These are part of our culture and the cornerstones of The Arnott's way. When you join our team, you can expect to experience a real sense of belonging, be empowered with accountability, be recognised for your contribution, collaborate with great people.

To Apply:

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We value diversity in our workforce. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform our team so that we can work together to support your needs throughout the recruitment process.

*We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies