Food Technologist

About the Role

Not Rocket Science (NRS) is an Ahmedabad-based brand specializing in ready-to-drink protein beverages. This role focuses on the quality and technical aspects of product development and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Incoming Quality
• Review Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for incoming raw materials (protein, flavours, sweeteners) and packaging, flagging deviations.
• Maintain approved-supplier specifications and track supplier performance.
• Arrange third-party lab testing for lot verification or claim verification.
• Production Quality
• Attend trial and production runs at manufacturing partners, verifying batch parameters (pH, Brix, fill volume, sealing, temperature) against specifications.
• Maintain batch records, retained samples, and a shelf-life tracker for every SKU.
• Investigate and document consumer or trade complaints.
• Labelling and Regulatory
• Verify pack artwork changes against FSSAI labelling and nutrition declaration requirements before printing.
• Maintain current FSSAI licenses, product approvals, and test reports.
• Track regulatory updates impacting ingredients, claims, or labels.
• Purchase and Planning Support
• Raise and follow up on purchase orders for raw and packaging materials.
• Track inventory of key inputs against the production plan and flag shortfalls.
• Coordinate the dispatch of materials to manufacturing partners.
• New Product Support
• Assist with bench trials, sensory panels, and stability studies for new SKUs.
• Document formulation changes and their test results.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must-haves:
• B.Tech Food Technology or M.Sc Food Science / Food Technology.
• Working knowledge of FSSAI regulations, specifically labelling and nutrition declarations.
• Comfort with basic lab measurements: pH, Brix, moisture, titratable acidity.
• Meticulous record-keeping skills.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly to manufacturing partners, sometimes on short notice.
• Clear written and spoken English and Gujarati or Hindi.
• Nice-to-haves:
• Internship or work experience in a beverage, dairy, or nutraceutical plant.
• Exposure to hot-fill, aseptic, or retort processing.
• Familiarity with whey or plant protein ingredients.
• Some purchase or vendor-coordination experience.