**About us**:
The world needs smart food solutions that are friendly to the palate and the planet, but right now, plant-based and alternative protein products just don't stack up to the real thing.
And that's where Nourish comes in.
Our animal-free fats and oils make alternative proteins taste delicious. With our science, we can tailor flavour profiles that precisely reproduce the taste and mouthfeel of beef, chicken, fish, milk, cheese and beyond. Products made with our fats are more than an alternative, they're a straight up improvement. Backed by Horizons Ventures and Main Sequence Ventures, Nourish Ingredients are a key player in the future of a smarter, more sustainable, and more diverse food system.
**Our team is growing rapidly and we're on the hunt for a solution focused Application Specialist (Culinary) to join our team and help our company to achieve our big, audacious goals to transform the plant-based and alternative protein sector.**
**This Application Specialist (Culinary) will**
- Support the commercial team to contribute to the growth of our business, taking a creative and strategic approach to brief execution and contributing to brainstorming sessions and account strategy planning as required.
- Develop product concepts and demonstration kits to promote Nourish technology.
- Maintain accurate and retrievable records of all formulas sent to clients.
- Participate and arrange tasting sessions and develop expertise and proficiency in the organoleptic evaluation of plant-based culinary products.
- Knowledgeable, reliable, and timely technical support across business functions, including Commercial, Marketing & Regulatory.
- Develop or deliver customer workshops and presentations to raise customer awareness of Nourish Capabilities and Ingredients.
- Identify, implement, and manage continuous improvement of processes and ways of working.
- Support customers with factory trials.
- Arranging sample submissions to customers and external labs.
- Assisting with product shelf-life testing plans and analysis.
- Work closely with Nourish research Chef.
- Maintain lab stock of raw materials, and other lab materials.
**You have**:
- Degree in Food Technology or related areas, with at least 3 - 5 years of experience in the food industry.
- Well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong customer-focused, results-orientated, good time management skills
- Creative, pro-active, agile
- Strong Team player
- Ability to travel to different sites and customers.
- Good understanding of GMP/GLP & HACCP.
- Ability to taste and appraise food products.
**It would be great, but not essential, if you also had**
- Experience in Flavours, stabilising ingredients including hydrocolloids, emulsifiers, enzymes, plant protein, and other functional ingredients.
- Experience in extrusion technology.
- Experience in Plant based meat.
**We offer**:
- Opportunity to be part of something big as we set out to change the way the planet looks at sustainable, plant-based alternatives
- A supportive and collaborative environment
- Loads of room for growth and career development - with the opportunity to further shape your role as our company grows.
- Work alongside some of the world's leading science, food technology, fermentation and synthetic biology organisations and innovators
- The potential to participate in the Nourish Employee Share Option Plan.
- Generous relocation budget for interstate or overseas individuals
**Maybe this role is not for you if**:
- You need a lot of direction or a roadmap to start a project.
- Prefer to have a role with specific focus - working in a rapid-paced scale-up you may need to wear many hats and get your hands dirty with tasks and projects outside of the traditional scope of this role.
**Here's how to apply**:
Send us your CV along with a brief cover letter telling us about why you're the person for the job and why you want to work for Nourish Ingredients.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of solving real world problems and help spur the next era of alternative protein food production. Find out more about Nourish Ingredients here:
📌 Application Specialist (Culinary)
🏢 Nourish Ingredients
📍 Canberra