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Key details for this vacancy

Posted
March 1, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Category
Administration, Development, Education
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Job description

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Yasha is seeking a Food Technologist/R&D Officer to join our team.
Are you passionate about food innovation, quality standards and developing products that delight consumers? This is your opportunity to help drive industrial-scale food production and innovation for one of Zambia’s growing food manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities

1 R&D & Innovation

✓ Develop and standardize new product recipes

✓ Conduct laboratory trials & pilot production

✓ Improve product texture, taste, & shelf life

✓ Improve product SOPs & batch manufacturing sheets

✓ Prepare SOPs & batch manufacturing sheets

2 Industrial Scale-Up

✓ Convert lab-scale recipes to commercial production

✓ Set and validate processing parameters

✓ Optimize yield and minimize production waste

3 Regulatory Compliance (Zambia)

✓ Zambia Bureau of Standards

✓ Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency

✓ Ministry of Health

4 Food Safety & Hygiene

✓ Implement and maintain HACCP systems

✓ Ensure GMP compliance

✓ Identify raw material utilization & yield

5 Costing & Profitability

✓ Calculate detailed product costing

✓ Optimize Formulation cost

✓ Improve raw material utilization & yield

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

✓ Launch 3+ New Products

✓ Reduce Production Cost

✓ Zero Regulatory Non-Compliance

✓ Improve Production Yield

✓ Successful Scale-Up

Qualifications Required Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in: Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related fields based on context

Experience relevant experience in food production/R&D, though partially cut off in the visible text

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