The Arnott's Group 2024 Graduate Program - R&D

Developing Leaders of Tomorrow:   

The Arnott’s Graduate Program provides talented university graduates with a leadership pathway into one of Australia’s most iconic FMCG businesses. The program is structured to give graduates the freedom to create their future with ownership over significant projects that will have a real and lasting impact.    

We are seeking trailblazers who aspire to make a difference.  If you have vision, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the drive to grow personally and professionally, our tailored graduate program is for you. Immerse yourself in an inclusive environment that values individuals, fostering empowerment and excellence. 

Highlights of the Arnotts Group 2024 Graduate Program:  

• Make an immediate impact from day one
• Gain high visibility with our leadership team and engage in exclusive learning & development sessions with executives
• Experience local decision-making
• Ge involved in cross functional projects for diverse exposure and skills enhancement. 
• Benefit from a dedicated graduate manager for personalised support
• Participate in a buddy program with graduate alumni for seamless transition and guidance
• Intensive 9-month program where graduates who demonstrate high performance and make a significant impact will be offered a permanent position
• Embrace an inclusive and diverse work environment 

R&D Graduate – Sydney, NSW: 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Working with procurement to identify relevant ingredient suppliers for the idea
• Sourcing and testing ingredients by completing lab and pilot plant trials as well as manipulating recipes to achieve the desired outcome 
• Collecting, analysing, and reporting on data from lab and pilot plant trials, as well as data from production runs of the existing product
• Providing recommendation and next steps for the project idea
• Potential to see idea through to launch depending on complexity of project and resources available to support

Learning opportunities:  

Learn Product Development principles and processes, technical knowledge of ingredients and baking, how to operate with an innovative mindset, all whilst developing food that will delight our consumers every day!   

Suitable degrees:  

Food Science/Technology, Food & Nutrition, Science, or a related field. 

Ingredients for Success: 

We are proud at the Arnott’s Group to have leadership competencies that form the basis of “how” we operate. Our graduate assessment centres will focus on these as they are the secret ingredient in achieving business results. The three competencies are: 

• Leading From the Front | Being restless to hold yourself to high standards, being energized by accountability, and role modelling agility to address challenges. 
• Growing Talent | Adopting a growth mindset, coaching, and developing others, and actively seeking out feedback to build self-awareness. 
• Win The Right Way | Respectfully challenges and champions ideas, agile approach to drive speed of decision making, and disrupts to drive progressive change to become the best. 

Why choose The Arnott’s Group? 

The Arnott’s Group portfolio of brands such as Tim Tams, Campbell Soup, Shapes, V8 and Scotch Finger continues the 157-year legacy of the Arnott family, providing quality, great-tasting food. Our ambition is to be a regional powerhouse of consumer food brands and our purpose is simple: to create delicious moments.  

We foster equality, diversity and sustainability, high performance with integrity, balancing decisions from our head and heart and delighting our customers every time. 

Meet the CEO of the Arnott’s Group: 

On Thursday, 3rd August at 3pm – 4pm (AEST), our CEO, George Zoghbi, is conducting a Q&A Session aimed at Graduates. George will share personal leadership insights and discuss the unique opportunities for entrepreneurial Graduates at The Arnott’s Group. Click the LINK to register!  

Other Business Functions we are hiring for include Supply Chain, Research & Development, Finance, Marketing, People & Culture and Digital & Technology.  

Join The Arnotts Group:   

If you think this role is the right fit for you, we invite you to apply. Applications open on 12th July and close on 20th August. Apply online via the link below. 

Virtual assessment centres will be conducted in August and the Program will start on 31 January 2024. 

The Arnott’s Group unites a collection of leading consumer brands connected by our purpose, to create delicious moments. We recognise that creating delicious moments for a diverse range of consumers is only possible if our workforce reflects the consumers we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer – because it’s right for our consumers, our business, and our people.