Senior Flavor Innovation & Product Developer

McCormick & Company; Palmwoods; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee recognition programs

Career development opportunities

Flexible schedules

Health & Wellness initiatives

Community engagement

Parental leave & partner pay ent./

Novated lease options

Job summary

McCormick & Company seeks a Senior Product Development Technologist for its Palmwoods R&D team on a full-time basis. You will lead development and commercialisation of new and existing products, translating briefs into manufacturable solutions while collaborating with global colleagues and cross-functional teams.

You will guide two direct reports, drive continuous improvement, and stay ahead of ingredients, flavour trends and processes to support innovation pipelines.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• Experience in product development within FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Proven people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise products from concept to market, meeting consumer and manufacturing needs.
• Conduct formulation work, product evaluations and factory trials for innovation and renovation.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory and Commercial teams to deliver on time.
• Apply knowledge of ingredients, recipes and processes to solve product challenges.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and specifications.

Skills

Product development

Formulation expertise

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification in Food Science/Food Technology

Job description

McCormick & Company seeks a Senior Product Development Technologist for its Palmwoods R&D team on a full-time basis. You will lead development and commercialisation of new and existing products, translating briefs into manufacturable solutions while collaborating with global colleagues and cross-functional teams.

You will guide two direct reports, drive continuous improvement, and stay ahead of ingredients, flavour trends and processes to support innovation pipelines.