Food Technologist – In-House Manufacturing, Quality & Food Safety

Location: Andheri East, Mumbai (Manufacturing Facility) Employment Type: Full-time

Department: Manufacturing / Operations

Reports To: Founders / Head of Operations

Role Purpose

The Food Technologist will be the technical owner of in-house food manufacturing, responsible for ensuring all products are safe, compliant, consistent, shelf-stable, and scalable.

This role has end-to-end responsibility from raw material intake to finished goods dispatch, with authority over production processes, quality control, food safety systems, and factory discipline.

This is a hands-on factory-floor role, not a desk-based QA position.

Scope of Authority

The Food Technologist is authorized to:

• Stop production in case of quality or food safety risk

• Approve or reject raw materials, in-process batches, and finished goods • Define and enforce SOPs, GMP, and HACCP requirements

• Set and modify production process parameters

• Lead corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

Key Responsibilities

1. In-House Production Management

• Own daily production operations across all SKUs

• Define and control batch sizes and process parameters

• Monitor environmental conditions (temperature, humidity)

• Ensure production targets, yields, and timelines are met

• Troubleshoot issues related to texture, binding, moisture, breakage, and packaging • Minimise downtime, rework, and wastage

2. Product Development & Scale-Up

• Translate R&D; formulations into production-ready recipes

• Conduct pilot trials and commercial validation batches

• Optimise formulations for shelf life, process stability, ingredient functionality,



and cost efficiency • Support new product launches from trial to full-scale production

3. Quality Control & Quality Assurance

• Design and implement factory-wide QC systems

• Define quality specifications and acceptance criteria

• Oversee incoming raw material checks, in-process quality controls, and finished goods inspections • Review and approve batch manufacturing records

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• Manage non-conformances, deviations, and CAPAs

4. Food Safety, Hygiene & Compliance

• Implement and maintain GMP and HACCP systems • Ensure compliance with FSSAI regulations

• Maintain food safety documentation and records

• Lead internal and external audits

• Act as the primary food safety contact for regulatory authorities

5. Shelf Life, Stability & Packaging Control

• Design and execute shelf-life and stability studies

• Monitor oxidation, moisture migration, texture changes, and sensory drift • Validate packaging materials and sealing integrity

• Define storage and distribution conditions

• Implement natural shelf-life enhancement strategies

6. Raw Material & Supplier Quality

• Approve raw material specifications and suppliers





• Monitor ingredient variability and seasonal changes • Handle supplier quality issues and corrective actions • Maintain COAs and full traceability

7. Documentation & Traceability

• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, batch records, and cleaning and sanitation logs • Ensure full lot traceability and recall readiness

• Conduct mock recall drills when required

8. Team Training & Factory Discipline

• Train production staff on SOPs, hygiene, and quality checkpoints • Enforce hygiene and food safety behaviour

• Build a quality-first culture on the factory floor

• Support hiring and evaluation of production staff

9. Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimisation

• Lead initiatives for yield improvement and waste reduction • Optimise ingredient usage without compromising quality

• Improve line efficiency and process robustness

• Track and report production and quality KPIs

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Nutrition, or related fields

Experience

• 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in in-house food manufacturing • Strong factory-floor exposure

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• Experience with shelf-secure products preferred

• Audit and inspection handling experience required

Skills & Competencies

• Food chemistry and ingredient functionality

• Shelf-life science and packaging interactions

• HACCP and GMP implementation

• Root-cause analysis and problem-solving

• Strong documentation and execution discipline

• Leadership and decision-making under pressure

Career Growth Path

Food Technologist → Production & Quality Head → Plant Head / Operations Head

📌 Food Technologist (Mumbai)
🏢 FutureWorks Media
📍 Mumbai