JOB DESCRIPTION & KRA

FOOD TECHNOLOGIST – NPD MANAGER
Position Details

Position

Food Technologist – NPD Manager

Department

Research & Development / Recent 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
Job Purpose

To lead New 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.
Key ResponsibilitiesA. NPD & Product Development
Own the NPD pipeline based on business priorities, consumer needs and market prospects.
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

📌 Food Technologist Jaipur
🏢 Samasta Foods
📍 Jaipur