Food Technologist Jobs in Chennai Food Processing Company

📋 Job Description

Jobzi is sourcing qualified candidates for Food Technologist positions in Chennai's private Food Processing Company sector. This is a full-time opportunity with a reputed Food Processing and FMCG employer in Chennai offering competitive salary, structured growth, and a professional work environment. Tamil communication skills are preferred alongside English for professional and business interaction in Chennai.

📌 Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise food product formulations for new product development and existing product improvement projects
• Conduct scale-up trials from lab to pilot to full production scale and document process parameters
• Evaluate shelf life of new and reformulated products through accelerated and real-time stability studies
• Ensure FSSAI label compliance for all product declarations including nutritional information and ingredient lists
• Monitor and optimise critical process parameters such as temperature, moisture, pH, and Brix during production
• Manage sensory evaluation panels for new product approvals and competitor benchmarking
• Prepare food safety documentation including hazard assessments, formulation records, and specification sheets

🎓 Qualifications and Requirements

• What food product categories have you worked on for formulation or process optimisation?
• Have you conducted scale-up trials from lab bench to production line?
• How do you approach shelf life evaluation for a new food product?
• Are you familiar with FSSAI label declarations and nutritional information calculations?
• Which process parameters do you monitor for your assigned food product category?
• Have you managed sensory evaluation panels or consumer taste tests?
• What food safety or HACCP documentation have you prepared in your previous role?
• Good Tamil and English communication skills for team coordination and client interaction in Chennai.

✅ Required Skills