Hiring: Head of Research & Development (R&D;) – Food & Beverage

? Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (On-site)

? Company: Nithya Amirtham

? Employment Type: Full-time

About Us

At Nithya Amirtham, we pride ourselves on celebrating authentic tastes and delivering exceptional culinary experiences. We are looking for a visionary food scientist or culinary innovator to lead our Research & Development team and optimize our production pipelines.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and operationally sound Head of R&D; to drive product innovation, standardization, and quality excellence. The ideal candidate will be deeply conversant in developing recipes from scratch, as well as engineering Semi-Finished Goods (SFG) architectures that ensure consistency, reduce kitchen prep time, and maintain authentic flavors across our entire Sweets & Savories, Bakery & Beverages, Restaurant vertical.

Key Responsibilities

- End-to-End Product Development: Conceptualize, formulate, and launch innovative products across Indian Sweets, Savories, Bakery items, and Beverages.
- SFG & Central Kitchen Integration: Develop and standardize Semi-Finished Goods (SFGs), bases, pre-mixes, and gravies to streamline kitchen operations and ensure strict flavor consistency across branches.
- Scale-Up & Process Engineering: Transition recipes seamlessly from the test kitchen to commercial production,



establishing optimal freezing, chilling, or packaging parameters for SFGs.
- Standardization & Quality Control: Define raw material specifications, create precise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and conduct rigorous shelf-life testing for both finished and semi-finished components.
- Cost Optimization: Manage recipe costing, yield analysis, and ingredient substitution to achieve target margins without compromising on quality.

What We Are Looking For

- Experience: 8–12 years of core R&D; experience in commercial food production, central kitchens, restaurant chains, or the FMCG sector.
- Domain Expertise: Deep technical knowledge in traditional Indian sweets, commercial snacking/namkeen, contemporary baking, and beverage chemistry.
- SFG Mastery: Proven track record in developing intermediate food products, pre-mixes, and batch-processing formulations for multi-outlet restaurant systems.
- Qualifications: A degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Culinary Arts, or a related field.
- Leadership: Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills to work alongside production, supply chain, and kitchen operations teams.

How to Apply

Please send your updated resume to: [email protected] with the subject line "Application for Head of R&D;" or apply directly through LinkedIn.

📌 Head of R&D-Food & Beverages (Chennai)
🏢 NITHYA AMIRTHAM INDIAN FOOD PRIVATE
📍 Chennai