Dairy Product Innovation Lead (12-Month) - Hybrid

UNAVAILABLE; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible Hybrid working

3pm finishes every Friday

Health and Life insurance

Gender-neutral paid parental leave (26

Employee share plan after 12 months

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Descripción de la vacante

Danone ANZ is seeking a Senior Product Development Technologist to lead end-to-end dairy product development for a 12-month parental leave cover. Based in Melbourne or the Kiewa factory, you will manage concept to launch, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and Marketing to deliver commercially viable solutions.

You will drive trials, scale-up, and product validation while ensuring robust documentation and knowledge transfer, with a focus on quality and business

Formación

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science, Dairy Science, Life Science, Human Nutrition, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar dairy industry role (highly desirable).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning, organisation, and prioritisation abilities.
• High level of accountability and ability to progress work proactively.

Responsabilidades

• Lead technical product development and factory implementation projects.
• Plan, evaluate, and scale pilot/industrial trials for readiness.
• Manage R&I activities across the project lifecycle from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and Marketing.
• Ensure robust documentation, traceability, and knowledge transfer.
• Drive investigations, root cause analysis, and risk assessments.
• Identify and implement new ingredients, technologies and supplier partnerships.

Conocimientos

Project leadership

Dairy science

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Educación

Tertiary qualification in Food Science, Dairy Science, Life Science, Human Nutrition, or a related field

Descripción del empleo

Danone ANZ is seeking a Senior Product Development Technologist to lead end-to-end dairy product development for a 12-month parental leave cover. Based in Melbourne or the Kiewa factory, you will manage concept to launch, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and Marketing to deliver commercially viable solutions.

You will drive trials, scale-up, and product validation while ensuring robust documentation and knowledge transfer, with a focus on quality and business