Product Technologist
Role Overview
Full-time, permanent role in Rhodes, Sydney.
The role requires five or more years of relevant experience.
Manage product development projects and initiatives for the Nutrition and Health team and serve as the market thermal process specialist.
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Position snapshot
Full-time, permanent role in Rhodes, Sydney.
The role requires five or more years of relevant experience.
Manage product development projects and initiatives for the Nutrition and Health team and serve as the market thermal process specialist.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and introduce products from marketing briefs, including feasibility work, trial preparation, pilot-plant work, factory trials, commissioning and evaluation.
- Project-manage product development, introduction and cost-optimisation initiatives through commercialisation.
- Work with marketing, procurement, supply chain, regulatory, engineering, quality, manufacturing, contract manufacturers and Nestlé factories.
- Ensure products meet cost, manufacturing, food safety, quality and consumer requirements; execute Inter-Market Supply and Nestrade projects in line with plans and requirements.
- Create manufacturing instructions and specifications for co-packing and co-manufacturing.
- Troubleshoot and improve products, raw materials and recipes; serve as market thermal-processing expert.
- Support health, safety, environmental, food safety and quality compliance; coordinate with factory stakeholders across time zones and travel as required.
Qualifications and experience
- Degree in Food Science and Technology or a related discipline.
- Broad product development and project management experience in an FMCG environment.
- Exposure to food manufacturing and factory or pilot-plant trials.
- Knowledge of food hygiene, HACCP, GMP, FSANZ and other relevant food regulations.
- Technical experience in thermal processing or ability to develop expertise in this area.
- Experience with sensory evaluation and understanding of consumer and customer requirements.
Additional capabilities
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Confident written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Understanding of procurement, supply-chain and manufacturing operations.
- Familiarity with SAP, I2L or similar product-development and business systems.
Compensation
- Competitive salary and attractive bonus program; specific salary amount and pay cadence are not stated.
Benefits
- Up to five KitKat Days each year, wellbeing benefits and development and career opportunities.
- Purchased Leave, Volunteering Leave, Sports Leave, Emergency Services Leave and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Novated leasing options.
About Nestlé
Nestlé Health and Nutrition brings together health, nutrition and wellness products, with a stated purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.
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