Food Technologist

About Us

Wellversed owns and operates a portfolio of nutrition brands to empower people to attain their most optimal state of wellness. Our brands like Wellcore, YouWeFit, Ketofy, Zero Sugar, and Dynamite - enable people to unlock their performance potential and live healthier lives. The brands are made available to our customers through an omni-channel approach including our own eCommerce portal (www.wellversed.in).

Location : Gurgaon, Haryana

The Role

Roles And Responsibilities

• Ensure all New Product Development projects are handed over to the production team for execution under the assigned timelines.
• Ensure all New Product Development projects are FSSAI compliant in terms of Ingredient RDA etc.
• Ensure weekly and monthly targets for the number of experiments and transitions to production are met & define weekly experiment plans.
• To collate monthly consumer feedback and plan quarterly product improvement as per logged issues
• Take care of planning and execution of product changes to be made as per the decided product upgrade cycles.
• Update the centralised COGs log upon experiment finalisation and production rollout.
• Ensure all experiments are systematically logged in experiment log table
• Ensure all apparatus and ingredients are available 72 hours prior to any experiment.
• Set monthly budget and ensure funds are being allocated ethically
• Update the cost optimization report for the MOM.
• Ensure pilot production batches are produced smoothly.
• Ensure QA protocols for newly launched products are developed before the launch.
  
  

Ideal Profile

Experience

• Minimum 4 Years of work experience in Research and Development in Food Manufacturing, Nutraceutical or Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Hands-on experience with basic food-related equipment, such as Hot Air Oven, Kjeldahl, etc.
• Basic knowledge of more complex equipment, such as HPLC and GC.
• Experience in conducting market research.
• Experience in conducting ingredient research.
• Experience in conducting need specification research (output-driven research).
• Proven experience in COGs reduction.
• Relevant knowledge and experience with research tools.
  
  

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with food-related equipment (Hot Air Oven, Kjeldahl).
• Knowledge of complex equipment (HPLC, GC).
• Ability to conduct market research, ingredient research, and need specification research.
• Experience in COGs reduction.
• Proficiency in Research tools such as Mendeley, Stata, Examine, and Google Scholar.
  
  

Good To Have(s)

• Additional experience with advanced research and experimentation methods.
• Familiarity with more complex or specialised equipment in the food production industry.
• Experience working on cost optimization in production settings
  
  

What's on Offer?

• Fantastic work culture
• A role that offers a breadth of learning opportunities
• Join a well known brand within Apparel & Sporting Goods