Application Technologist in Sydney, Australia

Job Description: Application Technologist

Position Purpose

Our Food Technologists develops new, and improves existing, food products, by provide flavours and ingredients to enhance our customers products. We set standards for taste in producing food.

Main tasks

• Develops innovative products and quality applications to answer client’s brief and internal projects

• Identify and use suitable product portfolio and technologies optimally for business opportunities

• Evaluate & review the flavour collection profile to suit local requirements

• Carry out administrative duties in completing formulation and project management requirement.

• Prepares flavour evaluation and sensory testing

• Collaborate with Regulatory/Flavourists to arrive at suitable submissions for respective projects.

• Participates in client presentations and visits and provide technical support

• Keeps updated in food ingredients and technologies

• Maintains and order flavour sample, flavour collection, raw materials and packaging materials through internal operating system

• Maintains application food laboratory practices- GMP, Health & Safety, Quality Management

• Maintains and operates laboratory tools and equipment.

• Raise purchase orders and complete GR in the system for any laboratory purchases.

Key interactions

• Account Managers

• Flavorists

• Marketing

• Clients

Requirements

• Diploma in Food Science and/or Technology or equivalent

• Minimum of 2 years professional experience in savory product development/application (ideally with a protein focus – processed meat or meat analogues)

• Technical / professional knowledge & skills

• Numerical skills

• Computer skills

• Planning & organizing

• Coaching

• Building strategic working relationships

• Decision making

• Work standards