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Food Technologist – New Product Development (Assistant Manager)
Apple Edibles, which runs a new food plant at Khopoli and owns the Euforia and Firo brands, wants an NPD assistant manager in Mumbai to create tiffin snacks and meals for children aged 3–12. The role takes products from kitchen formulation through factory trials to launch.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary / stipend
- As per industry standard (negotiable)
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- R&D / product development
Who can apply
No specific degree required; hands-on experience is the priority
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Manage product development from formulation and trials to commercialisation and launch
- Coordinate trials, sampling, packaging, shelf-life tests and approvals
- Make sure recipes can be produced efficiently in the factory at the right cost and quality
- Source and coordinate suppliers of ingredients, seasonings, premixes and packing materials
- Ensure new products meet food safety regulations; work with QC/QA on testing and approvals
- Run sensory and taste panels and refine recipes
- Maintain specifications, SOPs, formulations, BOMs and NPD records
- Monitor costing, raw-material use, losses and wastage
What the employer asks for
- Minimum 5 years in food product development, production or food manufacturing
- Experience in team management, supplier coordination and cross-functional execution
- Practical understanding of formulation, quality control and production processes
- Strong organising, communication, planning and problem-solving skills
About the employer
Apple Edibles and Logistics Pvt Ltd runs a new food processing plant at Khopoli, Maharashtra, and owns the Euforia pasta and Firo food brands.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in R&D / New Product Development roles. named in this notice
- Food formulation
- Shelf-life testing
- Sensory panels
- BOM
- Supplier coordination
- New Product Development
- NPD
- Product Development
- Formulation
- R&D
- Reformulation
- Food Scientist
- Sensory evaluation
- Shelf-life study
- Accelerated shelf life
- Scale-up
Pay on similar vacancies
From 12 Industry vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for R&D / New Product Development roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Take us through the stage-gate process you would follow for a new product, from brief to launch.
- How do you design a shelf-life study, and which parameters would you track for a bakery or snack product?
- How would you reduce sugar or sodium in a product without losing consumer acceptance?
- Which sensory tests would you use to compare a reformulation against the current product, and why?
- How do you check that a new ingredient is permitted and at what level under FSSAI regulations?
- Tell us about a formulation problem you solved in the lab or pilot plant.
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
Apply through the LinkedIn listing. Salary negotiable, as per industry standard.
Original posting: Date not stated
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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