JOB DESCRIPTION & KRA

FOOD TECHNOLOGIST – NPD MANAGER

1. Position Details

Position

Food Technologist – NPD Manager

Department

Research & Development / New Product Development

Location

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Reporting To

Management / Business Head

Work Mode

Full-time, On-site

Key Interfaces

Production, QA/QC, Procurement, Packaging, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Logistics

2. Job Purpose

To lead Recent Product Development at Samasta Foods as a hands-on Food Technologist, taking products from concept and formulation through food-processing trials, factory scale-up, costing, shelf-life, documentation and commercialisation. The role must combine strong food-technology knowledge with practical factory execution and ownership of scalable, consistent and commercially viable products.

3. Key ResponsibilitiesA. NPD & Product Development
- Own the NPD pipeline based on business priorities, consumer needs and market opportunities.
- Convert product briefs into formulations, trial plans, timelines and technical specifications.
- Develop and optimise formulations for taste,



texture, appearance, nutrition, stability and target cost.
- Select and evaluate ingredients and alternate raw materials with Procurement and QA/QC.
- Drive renovation/reformulation of existing products where required.

B. Food Technology & Process Development
- Apply food-processing principles to develop robust and scalable manufacturing processes.
- Define critical process parameters (CPPs), process sequence, temperature/time conditions, mixing, cooking, cooling, coating and other applicable controls.
- Study ingredient functionality, interactions, moisture behaviour, texture and processing impact.
- Convert lab/pilot processes into practical factory SOPs and operating parameters.
- Identify process risks and optimise yield, throughput and product consistency.

C. Factory Trials & Scale-up
- Plan and execute lab, pilot and commercial factory trials.
- Work directly with Production, operators and Maint

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