🏗️Engineering & Architecture
Food Technologist
Develops and oversees food production
Develops recipes and production technology for food products and ensures their quality and safety.
What they do
- ▹Develops recipes and technological process cards for a product
- ▹Checks incoming raw materials at quality control
- ▹Monitors sanitary compliance at every stage of production
- ▹Runs taste tests and adjusts recipes
Skills you need
- ▹Food chemistry and microbiology
- ▹Knowledge of sanitary standards and HACCP
- ▹Sensory evaluation of taste, smell and texture
- ▹Attention to detail
- ▹Responsibility for product safety
Focus on these subjects at school
ChemistryBiology
Where they work
- ▹Canning and fruit/vegetable processing plants
- ▹Dairy and meat processing plants
- ▹Bakeries and confectionery factories
- ▹Sanitary-epidemiological service
- ▹Food startups and private workshops
Pros
- + Food production always exists — from canneries to dairies
- + Can develop original recipes for new products
Challenges
- − High responsibility — a mistake can make people sick
- − Strict, frequently inspected sanitary requirements
Programs that lead to this profession
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