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

Food Scientist