Application Technologist

Qualification & Experience

Job Assignment

• Qualification: MSc/BSc in Food Chemistry or Food Technology/ Biochemistry or Relevant Degree.
• Experience: 2-4 years in Application Technology.
• Desirable:
  • Knowledge of food technology, food microbiology, safe food handling procedures and food service sanitation practices.
    Knowledge in ISO 22000, ISO 9001 and HACCP systems has advantage.
    Knowledge of data analysis and technology.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skill.

• Study the physical, chemical, and biological composition of foods to develop methods for safely processing, preserving, and packaging them
• Application Technologist is responsible for ensuring that food products are manufactured safely, legally and to specific, high quality standards. This branch of food science is concerned with researching and developing food products and ingredients, often to create new goods or improve existing ones
• You'll work on the development and manufacturing processes. Your aim will be to make sure the products are safe, made in an efficient way and meet specific standards. You could also work on existing and newly-discovered ingredients to invent new recipes and concepts.
• He will often work closely with the product development teams to help deliver factory-ready recipes, based on development kitchen samples. Keeping up with ever-changing food production regulations will be an essential part of your job.

• Performs a variety of specialized tasks associated with application developing, designing and conducting research projects/experiments in the laboratory
• Managing application development cycle of various projects from idea to implementation stage
• Investigates and evaluates research methods, researchers on optimal use of methodology and equipment
• Collects, correlates, analyzes, summarizes and reports on data/results identifying data integrity issues;
• Train users in equipment operation and research techniques
• Oversees daily operations of project and may oversee operations of laboratory including managing project/laboratory budget, maintaining appropriate supplies, scheduling and/or performing equipment repairs and documentation for equipment/facility
• Understand customer needs & requirements to develop effective quality control processes.
• Manage regular communication with all laboratory staff to perform various experiments
• Communicate with Application manager and/or VP and other team members to offer possible solution for corrective action
• Administer various application development projects and maintain everyday activities and organize and monitor all project protocols.
• Maintain and prepare all required research documents and assist to collate all consent records.
• Maintain all equipment in laboratory for all research work and provide required training to all users.
• Follow various experimental studies and provide support to all laboratory objectives and plan and conduct various experiments and analyze all statistical data and prepare required charts and graphs.
• Prepare reports and make required presentations to inform management on project progress.
• Evaluate new scientific technologies and develop new unique application processes that could be patentable.
• Provide technical assistance to all lab support personnel.
• Design, plan and conduct new application trials to test performance of products in end application
• Conduct shelf life studies of oils and fats products
• Prepare end application products and conduct shelf life study.
• Investigate performance of products in end application to understand different ingredients interactions.
• Develop concepts, products, and solutions by coordinating Application manager that meets customer requirements.
• Ensure that testing procedure are applied as per SOP.
• Prepare test result reports
• Record NEAR MISS in the workplace/site
• Ensure everyone use and maintain personal protective equipment such as “nose mask” “hand gloves” etc., as per protocol.
• Ensure that Personal belongings are placed on a separate place
• Ensure that First Aid is available when needed
• Train and maintain a team of (new) lab technicians.
• Participate in training conducted by management and effectively learn the testing procedure.
• Participate in seminars/conferences/Business events in order to be up to on new developments for improving &maintaining skills and expertise in concerned fields/areas.