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SalaryAre you passionate about food and want to work in a dynamic and fast paced role that works closely with cross functional teams? Want to wake up in the morning ready to spend your day creating the nations next culinary delight? Love seeing your new product on the shelves of your local grocery store. Then come and join our research and development team.
Working at our Mars Food site in Wyong, NSW where ideation, innovation and creation are developed under the one roof, you will have access to a world class kitchen where you will play a key role in fuelling our MASTERFOODS® innovation pipeline. As the Product Development Technologist, you will work with collaborative cross functional teams to develop consumer led concepts, translate those concepts into working prototypes, and develop our newest products. In addition, the Product Development Technologist will provide maintenance of the existing portfolio, help drive value leadership and champion product quality.
This role is a rare opportunity and not to be missed!
Key Responsibilities:
- New Product Development: which delivers business growth, with consideration to product brief, consumer needs, food safety, shelf stability, integrity, and activity timings.
- Drive concept innovation from consumer insights through iterative prototyping working with Franchise, Packaging and Process.
- Driving Value Leadership projects via identifying cost improvement areas within our current recipes and procedures to help unlock margin to invest.
- Provide all supporting documentation – artwork, Radar recipe, PIFs and finished product specifications, compliance and ensures product quality and food safety.
- Driving and supporting our Food Purpose.
- Experience in Sensory Evaluations would be beneficial.
- A genuine energy and passion for the food industry and culinary.
- 2-3 years’ experience in a Food Technologist role with demonstrated success of your portfolio.
- Proven ability to create collaborative relationships across functions, forming strong partnerships.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact and demonstrate new product innovations to our key customers.
- Strong knowledge of Product Development from bench top to full scale production.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Nutrition or equivalent degree preferred.
- Work in an environment with a true foodie culture
- Genuine focus on your development with access to world class training
- Global health and wellbeing program to support work-life balance.
- Competitive pay and an array of non-financial benefits.
- The Five Principles at the centre of every decision we make.
What do MARS®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® have in common? They’re all made by Mars. We’re a family-owned, principle led business that’s been making products for people (and the pets that people love) for more than 100 years. For more information visit careers.mars.com
Mars Australia & New Zealand is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
