Britannia Industries

Space Food Club; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Britannia Industries seeks a Senior Product Development Officer (Dairy) to drive dairy ingredient research and new recipe development at the R&D centres in Bengaluru and Pune. You will collaborate with labs, marketing, and packaging to deliver shelf-stable, nutritious dairy products.

The candidate should have 5–7 years in dairy product development, a Dairy/Food Technology degree, and hands-on knowledge of UHT dairy products, storage conditions, and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dairy ingredients and their roles in formulations.
• Understanding of storage conditions and quality control implications.
• Familiarity with long-life dairy beverages and fermented products.
• Awareness of regulatory guidelines and nutrition standards.

Responsibilities

• Acquire in-depth knowledge of dairy ingredients and their selection criteria.
• Develop recipes with guidance from managers, and test ingredient interactions.
• Collaborate with lab, marketing, and CMI for consumer insights and packaging needs.
• Lead product development for new products, quality, nutrition, and productivity improvements.
• Interact with external flavour houses and suppliers as needed.

Skills

Dairy ingredients

Beverages process

Dairy/Food Science

Storage stability

Food product analysis

Nutrition

FSSAI regulations

Education

Graduation/Master's in Dairy by Food Technology

Job description

Job Title

Senior Product Development Officer (Dairy)

Company Name

Britannia Industries

Job Location

Bengaluru & pune

Description

We are committed to being a responsible and sustainable company, and we believe that our actions today will shape the future. Britannia Industries is a company with a rich legacy and a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and responsibility. We are proud to serve a billion people across India and to provide products that are both delicious and nutritious. With our focus on R&D, innovation, and sustainability, we will continue to uphold the standards of leadership in our industry.

Position Title-Senior Product Development Officer (Dairy)

Function-R&D

Stakeholders -Internal : PD Officers, PD Managers, Lab Officers, Lab Managers, Packaging Managers, Packaging Officers, SRA officers, SRA Managers, Nutrition Officers, Nutrition Managers and Marketing Team

External: Flavour Houses, Ingredient Suppliers etc.

Location-R&D Centre, Bidadi, Bangalore and Dairy R&D Centre, Ranjangaon, Pune (W.e.f: Jan 2026)

Key Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities of role requires acquiring in depth knowledge of dairy ingredients, their selection criteria and role. Should know critical properties of ingredient and their impact on mixing, processing and keeping quality of product. It is expected that the candidate has knowledge of storage condition, storage implications and basic quality control of materials.

Knowledge of Long life (UHT) dairy/fruit/plant/fermented/acidified drinks is a must and fresh n fermented products would be added advantage. This role will work hands on with the ingredients in developing recipes with the manager’s guidance.

Person should be willing to experiment, exhibit lateral and critical thinking. Should be having an external outlook and an eye on market place for new launches in segment and other food segments.

In his role he/she collects competition products, defines right characteristics for analysis, works closely with lab, develops prototype and defines packaging requirement.

Regularly interacts with marketing/CMI and takes consumer insights by actively participating in consumer researches, take useful information and assist his superior.

He/She may be assigned to undertake product development efforts encompassing New Products, Quality and Nutritional enhancements as well as Productivity improvements independently and with the Cross-functional Teams to deliver Company Objectives.

Education Qualification

Graduation(Must)/Post graduation(Preferable) - Dairy / Food Technology

Desired competencies

• Knowledge of Dairy & Food Ingredients
• Beverages process and formulations
• Dairy/Food Science and Technology
• Storage Stability of Food Products
• Food Product Analysis
• Food Products Nutrition
• FSSAI regulations

Experience (yrs)

5- 7 years of experience in Dairy product development