Food Technologist Intern

Beforest Lifestyle Solutions Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 81,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Bewild invites a Food Technologist Intern in Hyderabad to support the Food Technology & Compliance function across product development, quality assurance, food safety, regulatory documentation, and operational process improvements during a 2-month internship period.

During the internship, you will gain practical exposure to product trials, SOPs, sensory evaluation, and technical documentation under supervision, with hands-on roles in trials, records, and cost considerations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a degree/diploma in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Processing, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of food safety, hygiene, GMP, and quality control.
• Good observation, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Basic proficiency in spreadsheets and document-preparation tools.
• Ability to follow instructions, maintain accurate records, work systematically, and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist with product trials, formulation experiments, and prototype development under supervision.
• Evaluate raw materials for quality, specifications, functionality, and application suitability.
• Document formulations, ingredient quantities, processing parameters, trial observations, and outcomes.
• Support sensory evaluation and consolidate feedback along with overall acceptability.
• Conduct market and product research on existing products, ingredient applications, packaging formats, and consumer trends.
• Prepare product composition sheets, technical specifications, and trial reports.
• Assist with basic product costing and raw material cost comparisons.
• Assist with raw material and finished-product quality checks, as applicable.
• Monitor hygiene, sanitation, storage practices, and GMP.
• Maintain quality records, traceability details, sample registers, and shelf-life observations.
• Support food-label reviews, FSSAI-related documentation, and regulatory research under supervision.
• Draft or update SOPs, work instructions, checklists, and technical records.
• Assist with internal hygiene inspections and audit-readiness activities.
• Observe food handling, storage, processing, and packaging practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with relevant teams to collect information and complete tasks.
• Research ingredients, packaging, processing methods, and food safety topics.
• Prepare technical summaries, comparison sheets, and project reports.
• Maintain organized documentation and submit final training report.

Skills

Food Technology

Quality Assurance

Documentation

Communication

Education

Pursuing or completed degree in Food Technology/Science/Processing

Job description

Beforest Lifestyle Solutions Pvt.Ltd ||Bewild produce Pvt Ltd ||Regolith Ecological SolutionPvt Ltd | Full time

Bewild, an extension of the parent company Beforest,is a sustainable food brand catering to conscientious consumers. We prideourselves on sourcing products from large-scale permaculture farms, ensuring adiverse range of wild and natural produce reminiscent of a forest's bounty. Ourofferings span various categories, including Specialty Coffee, Native RiceVarieties, Pulses, Millets, Spices, Spreads & Condiments, Seasonal veggiesand fruits. With our commitment to diversity, quality, and a loyal consumer base,Bewild is positioned to lead the charge in providing sustainable, healthy foodoptions to the market.

Company: Bewild (Anextension of Beforest)
Location: Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
Employment Type: Internship | On-site | 9 hrs Shift

• Monthly stipend of ₹8,000

2. Role Overview

The Food Technologist Internwill support the Food Technology & Compliance function across productdevelopment, quality assurance, food safety, regulatory documentation, andoperational process improvement. During the 2 month of Internship period, the Internwill gain practical exposure to product trials, quality checks, standardoperating procedures (SOPs), and technical documentation under supervision.

3.Key Roles and Responsibilities

A. Product Developmentand R&D Support

• Assist with product trials, formulationexperiments, and prototype development under supervision.
• Evaluate raw materials for quality,specifications, functionality, and application suitability.
• Document formulations, ingredient quantities,processing parameters, trial observations, and outcomes.
• Support sensory evaluation and consolidatefeedback along with overall acceptability.
• Conduct market and product research on existingproducts, ingredient applications, packaging formats, and consumer trends.
• Prepare product composition sheets, technicalspecifications, and trial reports.
• Assist with basic product costing and rawmaterial cost comparisons.

B. Quality Assurance andFood Safety

• Assist with raw material and finished-productquality checks, as applicable.
• Monitor hygiene, sanitation, storage practices,and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Maintain quality records, traceability details,sample registers, and shelf-life observations, where applicable.

C. Food Safety, Compliance and Documentation

• Support food-label reviews, FSSAI-relateddocumentation, and regulatory research under supervision.
• Draft or update SOPs, work instructions,checklists, and technical records.
• Assist with internal hygiene inspections andaudit-readiness activities.

D. Operations andProcess Improvement

• Observe food handling, storage, processing, andpackaging practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support approved SOP implementation and suggestpractical improvements to reduce wastage, inconsistencies, and avoidablecosts.
• Coordinate with relevant teams to collectinformation and complete assigned tasks.

E. Technical Researchand Project Documentation

• Research ingredients, packaging, processingmethods, and food safety topics.
• Prepare technical summaries, comparison sheets,and project reports.
• Maintain organized documentation and submit afinal training report.
• Product trial records and sensory evaluationreports.
• Raw material and finished-product qualityrecords.
• Drafted or updated SOPs and operationalchecklists.
• Organized product, label, and compliancedocumentation.
• Technical research summaries andprocess-improvement recommendations.
• A final report summarizing completed assignmentsand key learnings.

Note: Deliverables will dependon project allocation, training duration, and the availability of relevantactivities.

5. Required Skills andQualifications

• Pursuing or completed a degree/diploma in FoodTechnology, Food Science, Food Processing, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of food safety, hygiene, GMP,and quality control.
• Good observation, analytical, documentation, andcommunication skills.
• Basic proficiency in spreadsheets anddocument-preparation tools.
• Ability to follow instructions, maintain accuraterecords, work systematically, and collaborate with teams.

6. Learning Outcomes andPerformance Evaluation

The trainee will gainpractical exposure to product trials, quality evaluation, food safety,compliance documentation, and operational SOPs. Performance will be assessed ondocumentation accuracy, quality and timeliness of deliverables, attention todetail, adherence to food safety practices, learning ability, teamwork, andprofessional conduct.

7. Nature of the Role

This is a time-boundtraining position carried out under supervision. The Intern is not authorizedto independently approve product releases, formulations, regulatorydeclarations, or compliance decisions. Responsibilities may vary based onongoing projects and business requirements.