NPD Executive(Fruit Preparations)

Role & responsibilities

• Develop new fruit preparation products such as fruit fillings, purees, toppings, jams, fruit inclusions, for bakery/dairy application products.
• Conduct laboratory trials, pilot trials, and plant trials for new product development.
• Optimize formulations for taste, texture, functionality, shelf life, and cost.
• Work on clean-label, reduced sugar, natural flavour, and natural colour solutions where required.
• Ensure product performance in the final application such as bakery, dairy, confectionery, or dessert systems.
• Carry out sensory evaluation and compare products against internal and market benchmarks.
• Support scale-up, line trials, and first commercial production batches.
• Troubleshoot technical issues during development, production or post-launch.
• Prepare formulation sheets, technical specifications, trial reports, and validation documents.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, customer specifications, labelling requirements and food safety standards.
• Support shelf-life studies, microbiological testing coordination, and product stability validation.

Preferred candidate profile

• B.Tech in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering
• 3+years of experience in NPD preferably in fruit preparations, fruit processing
• Hands-on experience in formulation, pilot-scale development, and plant trials.
• Good understanding of fruit chemistry, pH, Brix, acidity, viscosity, stabilizers, preservatives, and thermal processing.
• Knowledge of shelf-life testing, process control, and microbial safety in fruit-based systems.
• Strong documentation, Excel, and data analysis skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.