Technical And New Product Development (npd) Lead, Dairy

ofi

Tokoroa, New Zealand
On-site
Dairy process technologies and unit operations
New product development pipeline execution
Pilot trials and plant scale-up
Lead the end‑to‑end development and industrialisation of new and renovated dairy products from concept through pilot to plant scale‑up, delivering safe, compliant and commercially viable solutions for ofi’s customers

Job Summary

  • Lead the end‑to‑end development and industrialisation of new and renovated dairy products from concept through pilot to plant scale‑up, delivering safe, compliant and commercially viable solutions for ofi’s customers.
  • Own the Tokoroa new product and renovation pipeline and execution; align with global/category strategies.
  • Partner closely with Sales/Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality/Regulatory and Procurement to deliver on briefs.

Matching Summary

Lead the end‑to‑end development and industrialisation of new and renovated dairy products from concept through pilot to plant scale‑up, delivering safe, compliant and commercially viable solutions for ofi’s customers.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Dairy process technologies and unit operations
  • New product development pipeline execution
  • Pilot trials and plant scale-up
  • Customer insights to product concepts
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Technical specifications ownership

Nice-to-have

  • Making a positive impact
  • Environmental benefits focus
  • Real and transparent supply chain

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Technology, Chemical/Process Engineering or related
  • 15+ years in dairy/food R&D, process development or scale-up
  • Working knowledge of QFS systems (HACCP, FSSC/ISO)
  • Proficiency with design of experiments (DoE)
  • Proven project leadership, stakeholder management

Work Rights

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