Food Technologist
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- 10 to 20 Yrs
- Multi-City, India
- 2 years ago
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Job Description
As a food technologist, your primary responsibility is to ensure that food products are safe and meet specific standards. It's likely you'll also be involved in developing the manufacturing processes and recipes for food and drink products. This could involve working on both existing and newly-discovered ingredients to invent new recipes and concepts.
You may modify foods to create products such as fat-free items and ready meals and will often work closely with the product development teams to help deliver factory-ready recipes, based on development kitchen samples. Keeping up with ever-changing food production regulations will be an essential part of your job.
Roles and Responsibilities
modify existing products and processes and develop new ones
check and improve safety and quality control procedures in your own and suppliers' factories, from the raw material stage through to the finished product
research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts
select raw materials and other ingredients from suppliers
prepare product costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products
run trials of new products - either alongside or together with product development
coordinate launches of new products
compile, check and approve product specifications and labelling
undertake long-term projects with other departments, such as reducing waste by improving efficiency
work on packaging innovation and technology
conduct experiments and produce sample products
ensure products are profitable.
Food technologists plan the manufacture of food and drink products and can work in a wide range of settings, including kitchens, factories, laboratories and offices. Consequently, specific responsibilities vary greatly but may include:
generating new product ideas and recipes
modifying and improving existing recipes
designing processes and machinery for the production of recipes on a large scale
liaising with marketing staff
ensuring that strict hygiene food safety standards are met
identifying and choosing products from suppliers
monitoring the use of additives
testing and examining samples
writing reports.
Desired Candidate Profile
Generating new product ideas;
Monitoring the use of additives;
Controlling production hygiene and quality control standards;
Ensuring that stringent food safety standards are met;
Identifying and choosing products from suppliers;
Evaluating and inspecting suppliers;
Testing and examining samples;
Writing reports.
Liaising with marketing staff
Employement Category:
Employement Type: Full timeIndustry: Hotel / Restaurant
Role Category: General / Operations ManagementKitchen
Functional Area: Not Applicable
Role/Responsibilies: Food Technologist
Contact Details:
Company: M/s Chauhan CraneLocation(s): Multi-City, India
Keyskills: product development quality control consumer products food production continental cooking kitchen food products food safety quality assurance food technology
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