Food Technologist

How to use this kit

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Interview prep

• Walk through how you inspect a processing area for hygiene, safety, and waste control.
• Describe a product or process test (flavor, texture, nutrition, specs) and how you documented results.
• Explain a quality-assurance or storage improvement you helped implement.

Fit summary

Strong fit if you want hands-on food science—compliance checks, product testing, and process improvement—through an Australian labour-hire placement in the Glynde/Norwood area, not remote office R&D.

Day in the role

As a Food Technologist placed via Skilled Jobs Australia, a typical day centres on plant or lab work: checking raw materials and finished goods for safety and quality, walking processing areas for sanitation and waste compliance, running sensory and nutritional tests, and logging results against standards. You may help refine preservation, packaging, or storage methods and keep quality-assurance procedures current as rules change.

Skills to emphasize

Build strength in sanitation audits, ingredient and finished-product testing, sensory evaluation, process and packaging development, and QA program design. Stay current with food-science literature and regulation. No certification resources were supplied for this listing.

FAQ from this listing

Who is the employer behind this listing?

Skilled Group (linked here as Skilled Jobs Australia) is a labour-hire company; you may be placed with a client food business rather than working only at Skilled’s Melbourne headquarters.

Is this role remote?

No. The listing is on-site in the Glynde, Norwood area.

What core duties should I expect?

Tasks align with food-technologist work: regulatory and sanitation checks, ingredient and product testing, process/packaging improvement, and supporting QA programs.

Occupation tasks (O*NET)

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• Inspect food processing areas to ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for sanitation, safety, quality, and waste management.
• Check raw ingredients for maturity or stability for processing, and finished products for safety, quality, and nutritional value.
• Develop new or improved ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing, and delivering foods, using knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, and other sciences.
• Test new products for flavor, texture, color, nutritional content, and adherence to government and industry standards.
• Stay up to date on new regulations and current events regarding food science by reviewing scientific literature.
• Evaluate food processing and storage operations and assist in the development of quality assurance programs for such operations.
• Confer with process engineers, plant operators, flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems in product development.
• Study the structure and composition of food or the changes foods undergo in storage and processing.

O*NET source

Company facts (cached)

Skilled Group is an Australian company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Its core business is labour hire. It is a subsidiary of Programmed Maintenance, which is itself a subsidiary of Japanese labour hire conglomerate Persol Holdings.

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Role overview (listing rewrite)

JOB TITLE: Food TechnologistCOMPANY: Skilled Jobs Australia<strong,LOCATION: Glynde, Norwood Area About This Position The position of Food Technologist is available at a renowned cheese factory and venue located in Glynde, South Australia. The company serves the retail, food service, and industrial markets with authentic Italian-style cheeses such as Bocconcini, Ricotta, and Mozzarella. Responsibilities Conducting food experiments to identify chemical characteristics of products. Maintaining quality control standards for cheese production. Analyzing data from experiments to improve product consistency and quality. Collaborating with the research team to develop new cheese varieties. Ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Skills & Qualifications A degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field is required. Demonstrated experience in conducting scientific experiments and data analysis. Familiarity with quality control procedures in food manufacturing environments. Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and guidelines. Excellent communication skills for working effectively within a team. Working at Skilled Jobs Australia This is an excellent opportunity to join a family-owned business that specializes in authentic Italian-style cheeses. The company offers a full-time position with no remote work option, providing the chance to contribute to and learn from a dedicated team of professionals. Next Steps To apply, complete your application directly on this page, or you'll be redirected to the employer's application platform to finish submitting there.

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Questions to ask them

• What does success look like in the first 90 days for this role?
• How is the team structured, and who would I work with most?
• What tools and systems does this role use daily?
• Is the work primarily based in Glynde, Norwood Area, hybrid, or fully remote?