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NPD and R&D Specialist (Seasonings)
United HR Solutions is recruiting an NPD and R&D Specialist for a seasonings and flavours client in Bengaluru or Hyderabad. The role develops new seasoning blends, runs sensory tests and supports launches.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- R&D / product development
Who can apply
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What you’ll do
- Research and develop new seasoning products
- Work with production, sales and QA on launches
- Refine flavour blends from market and consumer feedback
- Keep up with food safety and quality standards
- Take part in sensory evaluation and product testing
- Support sales with product knowledge
What the employer asks for
- Knowledge of seasonings, flavours and savoury ingredients
- NPD and R&D experience in the food industry
- Familiarity with production and QA standards
About the employer
United HR Solutions is a recruitment firm; the hiring client is not named.
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
- Seasonings
- Flavour development
- Sensory evaluation
- NPD
- R&D
- New Product Development
- Product Development
- Formulation
- Reformulation
- Food Scientist
- Shelf-life study
- Accelerated shelf life
- Scale-up
- Pilot plant
- Clean label
- Sugar reduction
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
Original posting: 2026-10-31
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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