• Lead development of new products in
  • UHT Beverages (milk, flavored milk, cream, dairy beverages, plant-based beverages)
  • Fermented Dairy Products (yogurt, lassi, cultured beverages, probiotic products)
  • Natural & Processed Cheese (Mozzarella, Cheddar, Gouda, Cheese Sauce, Cheese Spread, Analogue Cheese)
• Develop robust formulations meeting quality, sensory, cost, and shelf-life requirements.
• Conduct laboratory, pilot plant, and commercial scale trials.
• Drive innovation pipeline aligned with market trends and consumer insights.

Cost Optimization

Lead value engineering and cost-reduction initiatives. Identify alternate ingredients and suppliers while maintaining product functionality. Improve process yields and manufacturing efficiencies.

Quality & Regulatory Compliance

Ensure compliance with FSSAI, customer, and export requirements. Support shelf-life studies and product validation. Review ingredient declarations, nutritional claims, artwork, and technical documentation.

Technical Leadership

Provide technical guidance to R&D, Operations, QA, and Commercial teams. Develop process SOPs, specifications, stability protocols, and validation procedures. Evaluate new technologies, ingredients, cultures, enzymes, and processing solutions.

Process & Commercialization

Lead scale-up activities from bench-top to commercial production. Establish manufacturing processes and product feasibility criteria. Support plant commissioning, commissioning trials, and product launches. Troubleshoot processing and quality issues related to dairy products.

Technical Competencies:

UHT Technologies

• Aseptic processing and filling
• Indirect and direct UHT systems
• Product stability and shelf-life management
• Emulsions/stability and beverage formulation

Fermented Products

• Starter culture selection
• Fermentation process optimization
• Probiotic and functional dairy development
• Texture and sensory optimization

Cheese Technologies

• Natural cheese manufacturing
• Processed cheese formulation
• Yield optimization
• Functional performance evaluation
• Cheese applications for QSR, foodservice, and retail

What you need to succeed:

• M. Tech in Dairy Technology, Dairy Microbiology, Food Technology ( Dairy Technology preferred )
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in Dairy R&D, processing.
• Minimum 1-2 years of hands-on experience in UHT and/or Cheese product development.
• Experience in UHT processing, milk processing Dairy Products development is preferred.
• Cultured dairy products manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and dairy component understanding.
• Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities.
• Internal Partners:  Must be in current role a minimum of 2 years
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Key Competencies

• Strong technical problem-solving skills
• Innovation mindset
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Customer-centric approach
• Commercial acumen
• Project execution excellence
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Additional Skills

• Statistical analysis and experimental design
• Project management
• Regulatory compliance
• Shelf-life studies
• Cost optimization
• Consumer insights and sensory evaluation

APPLY HERE

Also checkout this vacancy – Plant Manager Manesar Hector Beverages Manesar, Haryana, India  

Connect with us on WhatsApp for future Job/Intern updates – Click here

Keep learning with team KATTUFOODTECH !!

Upcoming training program –

Date : 12 to 16 Oct 2026 (Mon to Fri)
Time : 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM 

About the company –

Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages and yogurt.

Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.

We’ve come a long way since our start as a small cheese company in 1945. Today, our team is more than 10,000 strong at locations across North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. But our commitment to providing safe food the right way has never changed.

At Schreiber, we call ourselves partners, not employees, and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. We make the company grow. We help each other grow and take care of each other along the way. And, we all share in the rewards.

Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we’re on a journey together. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. But it’s about more than a career at Schreiber. Like a family, we care deeply about each other.

We strive to foster an inclusive work environment where all our partners can thrive. We’ve increased our commitment to diversity and inclusion by creating an overarching Diversity and Inclusion Council, as well as resource groups for women, African Americans, Pride, Vets and more groups that give a voice to all of our partners.