Beverage Development Technologist

5 days ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Lion Full time NZ$60,000 - NZ$90,000 per year

At
Lion
, we don't just brew exceptional beverages – we create moments that matter. The Pride is home to some of Aotearoa's most iconic drinks, and we're on the lookout for a passionate
Beverage Development Technologist to
join the team on a
12-month fixed term contract
supporting value engineering and innovation across our portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the drinks of tomorrow and make a real impact across our diverse beverage portfolio.

How You'll Make An Impact

  • Deliver value engineering across our beverage range
  • Get stuck into innovation – supporting beverage creation across our Brand Partners and Co-manufacturing customers
  • Partner with Marketing to turn insights and ideas into commercially ready products
  • Shape new product launches with technical risk assessments, specs, recipes and regulatory checks
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain and external co-manufacturers to deliver innovations
  • Maintain our pilot plant and support specialist product troubleshooting
  • Champion continuous improvement in our Beverage Development processes

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience developing beverages (and a love for it)
  • Solid understanding of beverage trends, suppliers and regulatory requirements
  • Strong technical capability and learning agility
  • Experience in RTD, NARTD or Spirits
  • Solid analytical and process improvement skills
  • Ability to influence and work confidently across functions
  • Strong stakeholder and project management skills

If you're energised by innovation, love experimenting, and want to help create the next generation of Lion beverages, we'd love to hear from you.

We're a certified B Corp, which means we care about people, planet and purpose—not just profit. We're committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we celebrate the unique perspectives that help us grow and innovate. We intentionally embrace difference and cultivate belonging every day, whether through our investment in our Reconciliation journey through our Innovate RAP, our commitment to gender pay equity or providing progressive people policies.

If you need specific support or accessibility adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at so we can make sure that your recruitment process is fair and we enable you to shine. This includes tailored support for First Nations people, individuals with disabilities, those who are neurodivergent, and people who identify as transgender or gender diverse as we understand the unique challenges and concerns you may face.

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