Food Technologist - Maternity Leave Contract

Evolve Scientific; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time potential

Flexible hours

NPD workflow exposure

Staff meals discount

On-site parking

Job summary

Evolve Scientific is hiring for a 9-month maternity leave NPD role focused on soups, meals and salads. You will support the later stages of product development, manage smaller NPD projects and coordinate factory trials, ensuring smooth handover to production.

This on-site role requires a Food Science/Technology degree and 2+ years in food manufacturing or NPD, with strong documentation and cross-functional collaboration. Flexibility and hands-on attitude are valued.

Qualifications

• Candidate holds a degree in Food Science or Food Technology.
• At least 2+ years in food manufacturing or NPD.
• Experience coordinating factory trials and scale-up.
• Strong documentation and handover skills.
• Experience with short-shelf-life, chilled or meat products is a plus.
• Adaptable, hands-on and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating factory-scale trials and product launches.
• Liaising with production, operations, QA and chefs.
• Preparing factory recipes, batch sheets and production handover documents.
• Developing photo standards, quality guides and manufacturing instructions.
• Supporting first production runs and troubleshooting scale-up issues.
• Completing product specifications, trial reports and launch documentation.

Skills

NPD coordination

Factory trials coordination

Technical documentation

Production handover

Education

Degree in Food Science or Food Technology

Job description

About the Company: Our client is an established food manufacturer producing pastry, ready meals, slow-cooked products, soups and salads for major Australian retailers.

About the Role: This full-time 9-month maternity leave contract will support the NPD team through the later stages of product development, with a focus on soups, meals and salads.

You will manage smaller NPD projects, coordinate factory trials and ensure products are successfully handed over to production.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinating factory-scale trials and product launches
• Liaising with production, operations, QA and chefs
• Preparing factory recipes, batch sheets and production handover documents
• Developing photo standards, quality guides and manufacturing instructions
• Supporting first production runs and troubleshooting scale-up issues
• Completing product specifications, trial reports and launch documentation

About You:

• Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline
• 2+ years of food manufacturing or NPD experience
• Experience coordinating factory trials and product scale-up
• Strong technical documentation and production handover skills
• Experience with short-shelf-life, chilled or meat products is highly regarded
• Adaptable, hands‑on and willing to learn

Benefits:

• Potential for future part‑time work based on business needs
• Monday to Friday hours, generally between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, with flexibility
• Exposure to Woolworths’ NPD workflow
• Discounted staff meals and on‑site parking