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?
- 1Bachelor's: food technology or food engineering
- 2Industrial placement: the line and quality processes on the shop floor
- 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.