Technical Officer

About the role

Join one of New Zealand's leading healthcare manufacturing companies and develop your career within our Technical team. This full-time Technical Officer position provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a GMP manufacturing environment and work closely with our Technical, R&D, Purchasing, Quality and Production teams. You will report to the Technical Manager and provide technical support to ensure customer requirements, quality standards and business objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate, compile, review and maintain raw material and packaging material specifications.
• Work closely with Purchasing and R&D to obtain and review technical documentation for raw materials.
• Ensure raw material requirements and restrictions are appropriately documented and maintained.
• Maintain material specifications and documentation to support effective quality monitoring.
• Create, update and maintain Product Formula and Specifications.
• Create, update and maintain Finished Product Packing Specifications.
• Review product labels for compliance with applicable market and regulatory requirements.
• Manage stability programmes in accordance with approved stability protocols.
• Coordinate stability samples, storage facilities, sample submissions and testing schedules.
• Collect, review and compile stability data and prepare stability reports.

About you

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Food Science, Chemistry or another relevant science discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience in food, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, healthcare manufacturing or a related industry.
• A sound understanding of GMP, HACCP and food safety systems.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• A collaborative attitude and the ability to work effectively across different departments.