A Career in Food Science, Technology & Engineering
What do food technologists do? Michelle Lucke, food technologist at Kraft Heinz, gives an insight into her job (click to play video):
A Career as a Food Technologist in the Seafood Industry Kelsey Clarke spends time with Food Technologist Frits Hofman at the Sealord fish processing plant, learning about seafood processing and product development (click to play video):
CREST “Show and Tell” at Wellington High School The recent visit to New Zealand by Her Excellency Dr Madiha Bint Ahmed Nasser Al-Shaibani, the Minister of Education for the Sultanate of Oman and a delegation of her Education officials provided an opportunity for Wellington High School students Oska Rego, Morgan Christy Jones, Rachel Linton and Hazel Osborne to give a presentation about their respective Silver and Gold CREST projects. www.royalsociety.org.nz/2012/05/24/crest-show-and-tell-at-wellington-high-school/
Visit food technologists at work? Keep an eye out for your nearest Food Industry BIG DAY OUT (below).
How do I get to be one? Job Options in FST&E include typical job descriptions, qualifications required, courses available, and employment and career prospects.
What qualifications do I have to obtain? What do I have to Study lists study options, courses, scholarships, and teaching institutions.
Who employs food technologists? See food industry EMPLOYER PROFILES at Futureintech.
Fonterra Brands Takanini hosts senior school students for a site... In August, Fonterra Brands Takanini hosted site visits by senior students and teachers from Rosehill College, Alfriston College and Saint Kentigern College, to give them an insight into science, technology and engineering careers in the food processing industry. By Jenny Dee more...
Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarships for Women in Technology... Professors Emeriti Dick and Mary Earle made a huge contribution to developing the biotechnology and food technology degrees at Massey University in the 1960s. Their contribution to the industry continues: in 2008, they established the Edna Waddell Scholarships to encourage women to study engineering and technology. more...
Mentoring senior school students – a win win situation for stude... In 2009, when she was in Year 12 at Saint Kentigern College, Kate Morris participated in the NZIFST/CREST Student Product Development Challenge. Kate's team was mentored by Shelley Banham, a Product Development Technologist from Griffins Foods. Seven years and a food technology degree later, Kate's now working with Shelley, as a Product Development Technologist at Griffins. - by Jenny Dee. more...
Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarships for Women in Technology... Professors Emeriti Dick and Mary Earle, who made a huge contribution to developing the biotechnology and food technology degrees at Massey University in the 1960s, established the Edna Waddell Scholarships in 2008, to encourage women to study engineering and technology. By Jenny Dee. more...
Industry visits for senior school students from Hawke's Bay scho... For the tenth consecutive year, the Hawke's Bay branch and Kerre Devonport-Ward, the local Massey University Student Recruitment Adviser, collaborated to organise industry visits for students interested in careers in the agri-food industry, and their teachers/careers advisers. By Jenny Dee more...
The NZIFST/CREST Student Product Development Challenge - authent... (11 June 2015) When we designed the NZIFST/CREST Student Product Development Challenge seven years ago, our goals included providing participating students with an authentic experience of what product development technologists in the food industry do, and in doing so, giving them an insight into what a career in our industry could involve. Feedback from teachers and students indicates that the Challenge is achieving these goals. By Jenny Dee. more...
NZIFST HB branch report on the 2013 Science Fairs On Friday 23 August, Kevin Dodsworth, Jenny Dee, Margaret Bird, Cathie Hamilton, Marco Maiorana and Wilma van Cruysen judged the food industry prizes at the EIT Hawke's Bay Science and Technology Fair. By Jenny Dee. more...
Food industry visits for Hawke's Bay students In May/June 2013 the Hawke's Bay branch of NZIFST and Massey University ran their eighth annual industry visits for senior secondary school students interested in science-based careers in the agrifood industry. more...
Wattie's 2013 scholarship winner, Sarah Adam Sarah Adam, the 2013 winner of the Heinz Wattie's Food Science Scholarship at the University of Otago, starts her food science studies having already developed two new food products. By Jenny Dee. more...
Another top student recruited for the food industry Zoe Purdon, a Year 13 student at Hastings Girls High, is heading to Massey University to study food technology next year, with a little help from Futureintech Ambassador Michelle Hutton and colleagues at Heinz Wattie's. By Jenny Dee. more...
YOUR FUTURE IN NEW ZEALAND'S FOOD INDUSTRY Food Industry Careers Brochure
A brochure explaining the wide range of science, technology and engineering careers available in the food industry, is now available from NZIFST and Futureintech.
This brochure was designed to explain to students, parents, teachers and careers advisers, the huge range of exciting and challenging careers available in the food industry, the skills required to do these jobs, and how to get there. It outlines the importance of the food industry to New Zealand’s economy, the degrees on offer, and types of jobs available, and features photos and quotes from seven young graduates in a variety of roles.
Our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the development of this brochure, and the young graduates who agreed to feature in it.
Copies are available from NZIFST Executive Manager Rosemary Hancock (rosemary@nzifst.org.nz), from any Futureintech Facilitator, or from the Futureintechhead office (admin@futureintech.org.nz).
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What do food technologists do? Michelle Lucke, food technologist at Kraft Heinz, gives an insight into her job (click to play video): 
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