AddressBenefits:
- Competitive salary
- Great team environment
- Develop your career in the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company
- Access to the Company's savings, rewards and benefits program
- Free onsite parking
About our role:
Reporting to the Research and Development Manager (R&D) we are now seeking an experienced and talented Senior Food Technologists to join the National R&D team based at Lidcombe.
Responsibilities include:
- Partnering with marketing, industrial, quality and procurement to manage projects from feasibility stage through to launch, including developing timelines and designing to a target formulation cost whilst monitoring overall PCI impacts to the project.
- Develop clear reporting on risks and provide recommendations and solutions for mitigation plan.
- Develop new products and process as part of the innovation pipeline for the relevant category.
- Identify and Improve on existing product through renovation projects.
- Lead the launch of product innovation,
About you:
- 5 years experience in a similar role
- Degree in food science/technology, food/chemical engineering, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology or chemistry or food-related postgraduate qualification or similar.
- Dairy or FMCG industry experience with new product development (NPD) is desirable.
- Will have strong end-to-end product development and project management experience.
- The ability and passion to mentor and assist in the development of members of the Food Technologist team.
Our story:
Ours is a STORY of a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. Our Pillar brands include Paul’s, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, Kraft, President and Galbani.
We are 85,000 loyal team members working across 100 countries and together we create the #LactalisExperience.
Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are our PASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We are humble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry.
We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourage entrepreneurship by bringing together pragmatic and tenacious personalities. Our accountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISE and dairy "know how", sets us apart.
Lactalis is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or ability.
If you are ready to join the #LactalisExperience Apply now!
