Food Technologist

Biome Bites Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Biome Bites Pty Ltd is building an in-house manufacturing facility in Sydney to produce a nine-SKU range of functional soft chew dog treats. The role involves designing the entire operation, selecting equipment, and establishing supplier programs, HACCP, and quality systems.

You will lead from day one, collaborating with the founder, architects and consultants, and you will train the growing production team while overseeing day-to-day operations once live.

Qualifications

• Must have degree in food science/food tech/nutrition
• Minimum 5 years in food or pet food manufacturing
• Direct HACCP and AS 5812 experience or equivalent
• Strong understanding of Australian food and pet food regulations
• Experience with extrusion, baking or soft chew production is highly regarded
• Experience with functional ingredients and live cultures (probiotics) is highly regarded
• Experience specifying and commissioning food manufacturing equipment is highly regarded
• Existing relationships with Australian food equipment vendors and ingredient suppliers are highly regarded
• Experience taking a new manufacturing operation from build to production is highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Design and specification of the manufacturing process
• Equipment specification, vendor selection, procurement, installation and commissioning
• Facility design input with external architects and consultants
• Develop HACCP food safety plan
• Prepare for and achieve AS 5812 certification
• Ingredient sourcing, supplier qualification, and approved supplier program setup
• Batch record design, process validation, and quality assurance systems
• Train production team as it grows
• Day-to-day production management once the facility is operational

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

HACCP expertise

AS 5812 knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Equipment commissioning

Education

Degree in food science/food technology/nutrition

Job description

You will be the technical anchor of the manufacturing operation from day one. Working directly with the founder, you will lead the design and specification of the manufacturing process, equipment specification, vendor selection, procurement, installation and commissioning, facility design input working with external architects and consultants, development of the HACCP food safety plan, preparation for and achievement of AS 5812 certification, ingredient sourcing, supplier qualification, and approved supplier program setup, batch record design, process validation, and quality assurance systems, training of production team as it grows, and day-to-day production management once the facility is operational. This is a build role where you will be designing the manufacturing operation from a clean sheet, then running it once it is live.

Key responsibilities

• Design and specification of manufacturing process
• Equipment specification, vendor selection, procurement, installation and commissioning
• Facility design input working with external architects and consultants
• Development of HACCP food safety plan
• Preparation for and achievement of AS 5812 certification
• Ingredient sourcing, supplier qualification, and approved supplier program setup
• Batch record design, process validation, and quality assurance systems
• Training of production team as it grows
• Day-to-day production management once the facility is operational

About you

• Degree in food science, food technology, nutrition, or a closely related discipline
• Minimum 5 years experience in food or pet food manufacturing
• Direct experience with HACCP and AS 5812 or equivalent food safety systems
• Strong understanding of the Australian food and pet food regulatory framework
• Direct experience with extrusion, baking, or soft chew production processes (highly regarded)
• Experience with functional ingredients and live cultures (probiotics) (highly regarded)
• Experience specifying and commissioning food manufacturing equipment (highly regarded)
• Existing relationships with Australian food equipment vendors and ingredient suppliers (highly regarded)
• Experience taking a new manufacturing operation from build to production (highly regarded)

About us

Biome Bites is an Australian pre-launch premium pet wellness brand, founded by Aviya Ronen (BAnimSc), preparing for market launch in Q3/Q4 2027. We are establishing our own manufacturing facility in Sydney to produce a nine-SKU range of functional soft chew dog treats across multiple life stages and dog sizes. The business has a defined 14-month path to launch and is building something genuinely new in the Australian premium pet wellness category.