Food Technologist - HelloFresh

The role

As a Food Technologist at Youfoodz, part of the HelloFresh ANZ Group, you’ll play a crucial role in innovating fresh meal products that customers trust. Working closely with our Menu Development Team, you will ensure that our recipes are scalable and maintain high-quality standards. By leveraging our core value of continuous improvement, you’ll enhance product quality and contribute to process efficiencies, while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Above all, we are looking for individuals who will make Youfoodz and HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways to develop skills, and we value diverse experiences. So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we want to learn more about you.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with the Menu Development Team to review concept recipes, conduct trials, and assess feasibility and nutritional information.
• Liaise with Planning and Operations to schedule and oversee factory trials, ensuring the smooth transition of concept recipes to production.
• Conduct factory trials, train staff, monitor product quality, and document findings in Trial Reports.
• Prepare and manage in-house product and process specifications.
• Set up packing lines for metal detection, weight scale calibration, and inkjet printing.
• Drive ongoing continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to improve product quality, process efficiencies, and reduce costs.
• Perform shelf-life validation, sensory evaluation, and reheat analysis of new concepts.
• Coordinate microbiological and chemical testing, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
• Generate product information for labelling and assess raw materials for compliance and sensory attributes.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science and Technology.
• Knowledge of FSANZ and Australian labelling legislation.
• Experience working with Foodworks or similar nutrition software.
• Hands-on experience in New Product Development and implementation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across different departments.
• Flexibility, problem-solving skills, and the ability to troubleshoot in real-time.

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.

After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you as soon as possible.