Walter & Wild Hiring for Graduate Product Development Technologist Job at Auckland Full Time

Walter & Wild is a New Zealand Food Manufacturing company with a substantial portfolio of iconic brands including Hubbards, I Love Food Co., Aunt Betty’s, Hansells, Vitafresh, Greggs, Alfa One, Movenpick (NZ and AU), Killinchy Gold, NZ Natural, Zilch and Chateau.

We are looking for a recent Food Science/Technology graduate to join our energetic, friendly and supportive Innovations Team. This is a great role for someone who is wanting to get full exposure to creating world class products by supporting the team in delivering new products to market, ensuring food safety and data integrity, updating documentation and specification as needed and contributing to bringing new ideas and suggestions to the business!

About You!

• We’re looking for someone who is qualified or studying towards a degree or relevant qualification in food technology or related fields and may have already some experience in food product development or general food preparation.
• An understanding of principles of food safety and technology.
• Excellent computer literacy skills using Microsoft applications couple with good administrative and time management skills.
• Works as a team player and goes out of way to help.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities and deadline pressure.

The Box Ticking Stuff:

• Only applicants with the right to work in New Zealand should apply for this role.
• In line with company policy, applicants will be required to complete pre-employment drug testing and a Criminal Conviction Check.

Why Walter & Wild?

Joining us means joining a global organisation with very exciting growth plans. With a fresh approach, we aspire to be the leading innovator, marketer and creators of food in NZ. Whilst our ambitions are big, we do not want to feel big.

At Walter & Wild we believe in being fiercely independent and doing what we feel is right and sometimes that means taking the path less travelled.

We celebrate and value what makes us different. Having a variety of people who are passionate, innovative, flexible and who know how to have fun is important to us. Basically, what we are trying to say is that Walter & Wild is an awesome place to work full of equally awesome people.

Our Values are important to us. It is what makes us Walter & Wild. We are Kind, Loyal, Accountable, Brave, Challengers, and Playful.