Food scientist analyzing food content and processing methods to ensure safety, quality, and nutritional value while developing standards and specifications for production and storage
Experience
Food Scientist and Technologist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected food processing areas to ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for sanitation, safety, quality, and waste management
Checked raw ingredients for maturity or stability for processing, and finished products for safety, quality, and nutritional value
Studied methods to improve aspects of foods, such as chemical composition, flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, and convenience
Developed food standards and production specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste management and water supply specifications
Conferred with process engineers, plant operators, flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems in product development
Tested new products for flavor, texture, color, nutritional content, and adherence to government and industry standards
Evaluated food processing and storage operations and assisted in the development of quality assurance programs for such operations
Skills
Core Skills
Researching methods, Establishing standards, Developing product specifications, Conferencing with clients
Checking & Planning
Testing material and finished quality, Inspecting areas for compliance, Evaluating material quality, Evaluating new technologies, Reviewing professional literature