Food Scientist

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day production activities and ensure production procedures and quality standards are followed.
• Monitor production staff, hygiene practices, ingredient handling, and overall product quality.
• Assist in planning and coordinating production activities while identifying and reducing wastage.
• Develop, evaluate, and refine recipes to ensure nutritional quality and consistency.
• Support the development and testing of new food product varieties, including long- shelf-life products.
• Conduct nutritional assessments and provide recommendations on ingredients, recipes, and product quality.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, nutrition, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Research food, nutrition, and consumer trends to identify opportunities for product improvement and development.
• Maintain proper records of production activities, recipes, product trials, ingredients, and quality-control activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science, Food Technology, or a closely related discipline, with 1–2 years of relevant experience.
• Candidates should have practical experience or demonstrated exposure to food production, food processing, product development, recipe formulation, or a related environment.
• Experience in food product development and production improvement will be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of nutrition principles, food safety, hygiene, food production, and quality control.
• Ability to consider product quality, consumer preferences, production cost, shelf life, and profitability when developing or improving products.
• Strong problem-solving, research, analytical, and practical decision-making skills.
• Creative and innovative approach to developing and improving food products and recipes.
• Good communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work hands-on within a production environment and collaborate effectively with production, management, and business development teams.
• Relevant professional certification or registration, where applicable.

Working Conditions

• Primarily an on-site role requiring close collaboration with the production, management, and business development teams.
• May involve product testing, recipe development, production supervision, and product development activities.
• The role may occasionally require participation in product sampling and quality assessment.

Location: Kumasi

Salary: Attractive