Technical and New Product Development (NPD) Lead, Dairy
ofiWaikato, New Zealand
Posted March 2, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
ofi is a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, working with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us.
Job Description
Lead the end-to-end development and industrialization 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 and manage the New Zealand (NZ)-based dairy innovation team.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelorās degree (or higher) in Food Science, Dairy Technology, Chemical/Process Engineering or related discipline.
- More than 15 years in dairy/food R&D, process development or scale-up, including significant plant trial leadership.
- Strong understanding of dairy process technologies and unit operations (e.g., thermal processing, evaporation, spray drying, blending, CIP).
- Working knowledge of QFS systems (e.g., HACCP, FSSC/ISO) and regulatory/label requirements.
- Proficiency with design of experiments (DoE), statistical analysis and PLM documentation.
- Proven project leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
Benefits
- Full-time, permanent employment
- Domestic travel for trials/customer engagements and periodic travel to Singapore/other ofi sites
