Product Development Technologist

2 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Goodman Fielder Full time

Baking bread, pies, muffin splits, pastry production? We do it all
- Looking for a dynamic R&D team of 27 plus techies? That's us
- Come on Make your best career decision yet

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is making everyday food, better for everyone. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Kiwis have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.

Our bakery products are well known and include key brands such as: Vogel's, Natures Fresh, Molenberg, Quality Bakers, Freya's, Irvines & MacKenzie Pies, Ernest Adams pastry to name but a few.

**Our Opportunity**

We are currently looking for a Product Development Technologist to join our baking research & development team in Auckland. As the PDT, you will play both a hands-on role in supporting the product development of new dairy products for International and Domestic markets, and also learn our systems we run to keep our factories and production running day to day.

As the PDT your role will be to:

- Help create lab concepts and feed into wider team's projects
- Conduct robust bench, pilot plant trials, and ensure quality standards are achieved
- Make bench top samples for your own and wider teams projects
- Assist in keeping our recipe development system and lab in great functioning order
- Support Senior Development Technologists on product improvement, new product development and cost saving projects to specified outcomes
- Initiate and prepare sensory testing
- Travel to sites to assist in trials.

**About You**
- A desire to grow your Food Tech skills (essential)
- Tertiary qualification in Food Technology or Sciences (essential)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Hands on aptitude with confidence in factory environment and lab concept work.
- Confident and resourceful personality who can handle a fast based complex business environment.
- An ability to lead and manage projects and manage key deadlines

**What we offer**

You will be joining a driven team of professionals who love food, have fun and genuinely enjoy working together, resulting in a highly collaborative environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development.

At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.



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