Quality Control / Food Technologist at Excelminds Corporate Services

As a food technologist, you'll need to:

• 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
• audit suppliers or manage internal audits
• run trials of new products - either alongside or together with product development
• coordinate launches of new products
• deal with any customer complaint investigations or product issues
• 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
• design the processes and machinery for making products with a consistent flavour, colour and texture in large quantities
• build relationships with suppliers and customers
• ensure products are profitable.

Requirements

Experience up to 5 years in 

• food, nutrition and health
• food safety and quality management
• food science/technology/engineering.