Food Technologist – Quality Assurance Focus

About the Role

Bespoke Foods is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Food Technologist to join our team in Dandenong. This role is responsible for supporting product development, conducting trials, and facilitating the technical commercialisation of food products. Working closely with production and other relevant teams, you will help ensure that products meet established quality, safety and specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process.

The position also plays an important role in maintaining and improving our quality assurance systems, ensuring compliance with relevant food safety standards and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and conduct trials for new food products and improvements to existing products.
• Assess product characteristics, including flavour, colour, taste, texture and nutritional composition.
• Conduct product testing, trials and validation activities, ensuring quality assurance requirements are incorporated throughout the development process.
• Carry out in-process and finished product inspections, including checks on weight, pH, temperature, labelling, metal detection and packaging seal integrity.
• Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with product specifications and identify, document and manage non-conformances.
• Maintain compliance with applicable food safety and quality standards, including HACCP, SQF, GMP, Freshcare and customer-specific requirements.
• Monitor allergen management, product traceability, hygiene verification and equipment calibration procedures.
• Prepare, maintain and review quality assurance documentation, including batch records, corrective action reports and compliance registers.
• Review and update product specifications, technical data sheets and regulatory documentation.
• Assist with staff training on food safety procedures, quality standards and relevant operational requirements.
• Investigate product quality issues and contribute to corrective and preventive action plans to support continuous improvement.

Skills and Experience

• A degree or diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance or a related technical role.
• Sound understanding of HACCP, GMP and food safety management systems.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and the ability to maintain accurate technical documentation.
• Good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across production and quality assurance teams.

How to Apply

If you have the relevant qualifications and experience and are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume and cover letter.