Food Technologist

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Makes a recipe repeatable on an industrial line: sets up the production process, tunes the regimes and keeps the product's quality in check.

What does a Food Technologist do?

  • Develops the product's recipe and production technology
  • Tunes temperature, timing and regimes on the line
  • Checks the quality of raw materials and finished goods
  • Ensures sanitary standards and production records are followed

Which skills do you need?

Food technologyRaw materials and recipesProduction equipmentQuality control (HACCP)Sanitary standardsPrecisionTeamwork

How to become a Food Technologist?

  1. 1Bachelor's: food technology or food engineering
  2. 2Industrial placement: the line and quality processes on the shop floor
  3. 3Junior technologist: work at a food production plant

What is the work environment like?

The production floor: the line, the equipment and the quality lab side by side. Coat, hygiene rules and shift work — output doesn't stop.

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