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Chemist – Quality Assurance (Milk Chilling Centres)
Heritage Foods, a South Indian dairy company, is hiring QA chemists for its milk chilling centres around Hyderabad. The chemist tests raw milk and keeps quality records in line with food safety and GMP rules.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 1–4 years
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 25 Nov 2026
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Quality assurance / control
Who can apply
Bachelor's in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or equivalent (Master's preferred)
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Carry out quality assurance for food safety compliance at chilling centres
- Test raw milk and run other standard quality tests
- Keep accurate test records and reports
- Work with other teams to fix quality issues and apply corrective actions
- Follow GMP guidelines
What the employer asks for
- Bachelor's in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or equivalent; Master's preferred
- 1 to 4 years in quality assurance, food industry preferred
- Knowledge of milk and raw milk testing, GMP and food safety
About the employer
Heritage Foods procures, processes and sells milk and milk products across South India.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Shine listing valid through 25 Nov 2026.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. named in this notice
- Raw milk testing
- Milk quality tests
- GMP
- Food safety
- Dairy Technology
- Dairy Plant
- Dairy Production
- Dairy QA
- Milk processing
- Milk reception
- Platform tests
- Pasteurisation
- HTST
- UHT
- Homogenisation
- Standardisation
Pay on similar vacancies
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Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Explain the HTST and UHT processes and the critical parameters you monitor.
- Which platform tests do you run on raw milk at reception, and what do they tell you?
- How do you detect and prevent adulteration in milk procurement?
- What are the CIP steps in a dairy plant, and how do you verify cleaning?
- How is yield calculated for paneer, curd or cheese, and how would you improve it?
- Which FSSAI standards apply to milk and milk products you have worked with?
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Original posting: 2026-09-26
Checked 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07
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