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 Maintenance during trial

📌 Food Technologist (Jaipur)
🏢 Samasta Foods
📍 Jaipur