Join ANZCO Foods Waitara as a Product and Process Technologist. This full-time permanent position will report to our Customer Quality Manager. This position will see you deliver product development, production support, and solutions to the processing function at ANZCO Foods Waitara (AGF, APF), to ensure that best practices are being utilised to achieve optimal operational performance. Our Ideal Candidate: We are seeking a highly organised, creative, and dedicated professional eager to grow and develop their talents. The ideal candidate will possess a positive attitude, take pride in their work and excel in detail-oriented tasks. We value resilience, procedural focus, and a strong team-oriented, coaching approach. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Provide leadership to product and process developments across the operation. Responsibility for development, scale up, and commercialisation of new products, modifying existing products and producing samples for relevant markets. Evaluation of product shelf-life. Recipe management control, i.e., creation, amendments, and issue of new recipe versions for use by production. Creation and review of finished product specifications and labelling. Sourcing and evaluation of ingredients and packaging for site use. Review of new product/development opportunities for the site. Development of validation protocols and management of validation trials. Completion and participation in capex projects and commissioning. Customer reporting and participation in customer visits and meetings, including product presentations. Skills and Experience we are looking for: At least 3-5 years' experience working in a meat manufacturing, food production, or similar operation. Product development and process improvement experience. An understanding of Quality Management Systems, Food regulations relevant to the range of FMCG products produced at APF/AGF. Relevant food processing qualifications and/or tertiary food technology/food science training. Basic financial understanding to support costings and feasibility analysis. We are committed to supporting and developing our people, and we offer a competitive remuneration package. If you are proactive and creative with a passion for the food manufacturing industry and want to be part of the exciting future of our company, then we would love to hear from you. Don't delay, apply today! ANZCO Foods Ltd delivers taste, nutrition, and wellbeing to the world with products made from New Zealand's finest beef and lamb. Our values of atawhaitanga, noho haepapa, kaitiakitanga, auahatanga, and whakawhirinakitanga guide us to work together, follow through on our commitments, make improvements, and do our best to make sustainable decisions for the future. Only candidates residing in New Zealand with the right to work need apply. Apply today at #J-18808-Ljbffr