New Product Development Technologist - Sport and Foods

New Product Development Technologist (NPD) – Sport \& Foods

Empowering Healthier Lives

At Vitaco, we're passionate about creating products that support healthier lives. As a market leader in the health and wellness industry, our portfolio includes some of Australasia's most trusted brands, including Musashi, Nutra-Life and Healtheries.

We're looking for an experienced NPD Technologist - Sport \& Food to join our Product Development team and play a key role in bringing innovative food and sports nutrition products to market.

About the Role

Reporting to the Bar Development Manager, you will manage development projects from concept through to commercialisation, working closely with Marketing, Production, Quality, Procurement and external manufacturing partners to deliver products consumers love.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Manage new product development projects from brief through to commercial production
• Develop and optimise formulations that are commercially viable and manufacturing-ready
• Plan, conduct and document benchtop, pilot and factory trials
• Evaluate products against sensory, nutritional, quality, cost and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to troubleshoot technical challenges
• Prepare and maintain formulations, specifications, development reports and product documentation
• Support product innovation
• Ensure product labels, artwork and technical documentation comply with food regulations
• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives across the business
• Provide technical support for product issues, customer queries and complaint investigations

What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in food product development
• Experience working within a food manufacturing environment
• Proven experience planning and executing pilot plant and factory trials
• Sound understanding of food regulations and food labelling requirements, including exposure to FSANZ
• Strong project management and documentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities

Desirable

• Qualification in Nutrition or Sports Nutrition
• Experience developing sports nutrition products and /or nutrition bars
• Experience working with contract manufacturers

Why Join Vitaco

At Vitaco, innovation is at the heart of what we do. You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across some of Australasia's leading health and wellness brands while collaborating with passionate and talented teams.

At Vitaco, We Care, We Act, We Succeed

As a HRD5-Start Employer of Choice, we offer more than just a job. You'll join a business that values innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement while providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a critical leadership role.

You can look forward to:

• A supportive and collaborative culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Access to discounted health and wellness products
• Employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives
• Paid birthday leave
• Subsidised onsite café
• The opportunity to make a real impact on products enjoyed by consumers

Our Values

At Vitaco, our values guide everything we do:

We Care – by doing the right thing

We Act – by taking responsibility to make a positive difference

We Succeed – through teamwork and innovation

If you're passionate about food innovation, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to help create products that empower healthier lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and join us on our mission of Empowering Healthier Lives.