Bakery R&D; – Job Requirements

1. Educational qualification

- B.Tech/B.E. in Food Technology / Food Science
- M.Sc. in Food Technology / Food Science
- Food Processing or related qualification can also be considered.
- For junior R&D; roles, relevant project/internship experience can sometimes compensate for limited industry experience.

2. Bakery technical knowledge The person should understand:

- Bread and bun production
- Cakes and pastries
- Cookies/biscuits
- Rusks
- Pizza bases and other bakery products
- Flour and gluten functionality
- Yeast and fermentation
- Fats, sugar, eggs, milk and improvers
- Mixing, proofing, baking and cooling
- Packaging and storage

3. R&D; / NPD skills They should be able to:

- Develop new recipes
- Modify existing recipes
- Conduct product trials
- Standardize formulations
- Prepare BOM and recipe sheets
- Calculate product cost
- Conduct sensory evaluation
- Improve taste, texture, appearance and yield
- Conduct shelf-life studies
- Take products from trial stage to commercial production.

4. Quality & food safety

Knowledge of

- FSSAI requirements
- Food safety and hygiene
- HACCP principles
- Ingredient specifications
- Microbiological basics
- Product specifications
- Labelling/nutritional requirements
- Shelf-life testing

5. Documentation R&D; should maintain:

- Standardized recipes
- Trial reports




- Product specifications
- BOM
- Raw-material specifications
- Process parameters
- SOPs
- Costing sheets
- Shelf-life records
- Trial/sample records.

6. Practical experience For an R&D; Executive, 5 years of relevant bakery/food experience is practical, although some companies accept freshers with strong food-product-development projects. R&D; Executive – Bakery

Qualification: B.Tech/M.Sc. in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Processing or related field.Experience: 1–3 years in bakery/food product development preferred.

Skills: Bakery formulation, recipe development, product trials, standardization, costing, sensory evaluation, shelf-life studies, raw-material evaluation, process optimization and troubleshooting.Knowledge: Bakery ingredients, mixing, fermentation/proofing, baking, cooling, packaging, food safety and FSSAI requirements.

Computer Skills: MS Excel, Word and basic documentation/reporting.

Key Responsibilities: Develop new bakery products, improve existing products, conduct R&D; trials, standardize recipes, reduce product cost/wastage, conduct shelf-life studies, prepare SOPs/BOMs and support scale-up from R&D; trials to commercial production.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Research and Development Manager (Kallara)
🏢 Daileeco Foods
📍 Kallara