JOB DESCRIPTION – FOOD TECHNOLOGIST | PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Department: R&D; / Product Development
Position: Food Technologist – Product Development
Experience: 2–5 Years
Reporting To: Head – R&D; / Business Head
Industry: FMCG / Food / Snacks / Health & Wellness Products

Role Purpose

To develop innovative, safe, commercially viable and consumer-focused food products across categories such as snacks, healthy foods, dry fruits, nuts, seeds, functional foods and other value-added food products—from concept to commercial launch.

Key Responsibilities

1. New Product Development
- Develop new products, recipes, formulations, flavours and variants.
- Conduct laboratory, kitchen and pilot-scale trials.
- Convert successful trials into scalable commercial formulations.
- Develop products based on consumer needs, market trends and business objectives.

2. Product Improvement & Innovation
- Improve taste, texture, appearance, nutrition, shelf life and overall product quality.
- Research current ingredients, processing techniques, flavours and functional ingredients.




- Develop healthier alternatives with reduced sugar, oil, salt or other targeted nutritional improvements where required.
- Benchmark competitor products and identify opportunities for innovation.

3. Process & Scale-Up
- Establish standardized manufacturing processes and critical process parameters.
- Work with Production teams during pilot and commercial trials.
- Troubleshoot process and product-quality issues.
- Ensure consistency between laboratory formulation and commercial production.

4. Quality, Shelf Life & Food Safety
- Conduct sensory evaluation and product performance testing.
- Coordinate shelf-life, stability, microbiological and nutritional testing.
- Establish product specifications and quality standards.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI, food safety, labelling and applicable regulatory requirements.

5. Cost & Commercialization
- Develop product BOMs and formulation specifications.
- Work with Procurem

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