Jr R&D Technologist

Location: Hastings, New Zealand; hybrid arrangement with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote

Company

hirify.global is a global food and beverage company with more than 200 brands and products manufactured and marketed across over 40 countries.

What you will do

• Support the development and improvement of new and existing food products and production processes.
• Contribute to project feasibility assessments, prototype development, ingredient evaluation, product costing, and production method establishment.
• Coordinate factory trials and support commercial production, including in-house and co-pack manufacturing.
• Maintain recipe control and prepare technical product information, including BOMs, production methods, label information, specifications, and shelf-life evaluations.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities and provide technical support to Manufacturing, Procurement, Marketing, and other functions.
• Prepare progress and final reports and contribute technical input to QRMP and other quality programs.

Requirements

• Project management, planning, organization, problem-solving, analytical, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and make recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ownership, accountability, and integrity.
• Food industry product development experience with relevant technical, product, and processing knowledge.
• Understanding of ingredient, additive, recipe, process, and packaging interactions, as well as NPD stage-gate processes.
• Understanding of the FSANZ Food Standards Code and food labeling requirements; experience with business and production systems, Excel, and Word.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working with flexibility around when and where work is performed.
• Volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs.
• In-house training programs.
• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with opportunities for internal career growth.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the posting may close at any time.