Junior Food Technologist
Who are Hellers Australia?
Hellers Australia Pty Ltd is a prominent manufacturer and distributor of chicken and small goods across Australia and is part of the larger Hellers Group.
Our award-winning brands are well-recognised by both customers and consumers across various market segments.
Located at our state-of-the-art facility in Jandakot, Perth, you will play a key role in supporting the safe and efficient production of Hellers Australia products.
We currently have an opportunity for a Junior Food Technologist to join our team on a permanent basis – (fulltime hours Monday through Friday)
About the Role
Based in Jandakot, reporting to the Product Development Manager, this role will support development of new and refine existing products to meet the needs to the business customers.
Key Responsibilities of the Role:
· Support the food technologists on hand samples
· Support the food technologists on trial preparation.
· Take part in upscale trials.
· Manage customer sample presentations and sample register.
· Support the NPD Manager on creation of formulation tools and standardised processes within the team
· Support the Senior Food Technologist on SOP's development
· Maintain PD ingredient library
· Maintain the NPD Kitchen with the support of the PD technologists
· Support the NPD Manager on benchmark sessions.
· Product validations including shelf life and cooking validations
· Assisting Senior food technologist on packing specifications and ARL logo's
· Assist food technologist on product set up for launch.
· Assisting with post launch reviews against KPI's set
To be successful in this role, it is essential that you possess the following skills/experience
· Experience in crumbed and cooked RTE poultry products
· Ability to work equally autonomously and as part of a team
· Working knowledge of food safety and high care RTE processing environments
· Tertiary qualifications in Food Science or similar
· Good working knowledge on completion of retailer on-line specifications/customer specifications
Applicants must have valid Australian working rights and may be required to participate and cooperate in pre-employment screening.
Shortlisting will commence immediately. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Please note unsolicited CV's from agencies will not be accepted.