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About Bean Squeeze
At Bean Squeeze, our guiding philosophy is "Leave Happier." We strive to provide an environment that fosters friendships, encourages learning, presents challenges, and offers ongoing support and encouragement.
We are a predominantly drive-thru coffee and food brand with 14 stores around the Geelong area.
Established in 2006 with a passion for great coffee and delicious food, we pride ourselves on our warm service, welcoming atmosphere and our commitment to ensuring that both our customers and team "Leave Happier."
Our central kitchen produces our food products daily, ensuring consistency and quality across all our locations.
Food & Beverage Development Manager - Role Overview
As the Food & Beverage Development Manager, you will play a crucial role in driving the innovation and quality of our beverage and food offerings. You will be responsible for researching and developing new food and beverage products, including a line of lunch items for our stores with inside seating. Your role will also involve selecting suppliers, packaging, creating standard operating procedures for staff, implementing new equipment, and coordinating with marketing for product launches. Ensuring the quality and consistency of our products from our central kitchen will be a key part of your responsibilities. If you have a passion for coffee, food, and iced drinks, and enjoy a dynamic and creative work environment, we encourage you to apply today!
This is a full-time role based in Grovedale, Geelong.
Key ResponsibilitiesResearch:
- Identify and research new food and beverage products to enhance our menu offerings.
- Stay updated with industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive products.
- Analyse market data to identify opportunities for new products, especially aligned with seasonal trends.
- Conduct in house testing of new products.
Developing new beverage and food products:
- Develop recipes and formulations that meet Bean Squeeze's quality standards and customer preferences.
- Develop a range of frappe style beverages and other cold drinks.
- Collaborate with suppliers to source high-quality ingredients and materials.
- Ensure all new products comply with health and safety regulations.
Implementation:
- Create and document standard operating procedures for staff to follow when preparing new products in-store.
- Select appropriate equipment and tools for our stores to be able to sell the new products.
- Assist in the integration of new equipment into stores, ensuring staff are trained and operations run smoothly.
- Develop a strong, systemised process for the continual ongoing release of new food and beverage products.
- Oversee the rollout of new products across all stores, ensuring consistency and quality.
- Monitor the performance of new products and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
Packaging Selection:
- Source and select appropriate packaging materials that align with our brand image, and are functional for our market.
Quality Monitoring:
- Oversee the quality of food products produced in our central kitchen, ensuring consistency and adherence to our standards.
- Develop systems of quality control.
Marketing Coordination:
- Collaborate with the marketing team to coordinate product photo shoots and promotional activities.
- Proven experience in food and beverage product development.
- Strong understanding of quality assurance and control processes.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- Creative and innovative mindset with a passion for food and beverages.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Be part of a fun and supportive team that values learning and growth.
- Contribute to a brand that is committed to quality and customer satisfaction.
- Opportunity to innovate and shape the future of Bean Squeeze's product offerings.
If you are passionate about creating high-quality food and beverage products and want to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Bean Squeeze family and help us ensure that everyone leaves happier!
******* NOTE **********
To apply for this job DO NOT use the pink “Quick Apply” or “Apply” button. Copy and paste this link and apply there:
https://beansqueeze.typeform.com/fooddevmanager
