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Role Overview

The R&D Dairy Microbiologist will collaborate closely with the R&D Dairy Technologist and production team to facilitate product development and scaling. This position centers on selecting cultures, fermentation processes, microbiological analysis, contamination control, and assessing shelf-life and probiotic stability for frozen and fermented dairy products.

Key Responsibilities

Identify and assess starter and probiotic cultures used in yogurt, frozen yogurt, and fermented dairy items.
Conduct microbiological examinations of raw materials, water, cultures, trial batches, and final products.
Monitor microbiological status of equipment, production areas, and environmental sources.
Design and execute studies to evaluate shelf-life, culture viability, storage stability, and freeze-thaw effects.
Investigate microbiological contamination and failures, providing recommendations for corrective measures.
Assist with product trials and scale-up efforts by developing SOPs, sampling regimes, and hygiene protocols.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Master’s degree in Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Dairy Microbiology, Biotechnology, or related disciplines.
3 to 7 years of hands-on microbiology experience in dairy, yogurt, fermented foods, ice cream, or frozen desserts.
In-depth knowledge of starter cultures, probiotics, yeast, moulds, coliforms, and foodborne pathogens.
Practical skills in performing total plate counts, yeast and mould testing, coliform and pathogen detection, and culture enumeration.
Experience in conducting shelf-life analysis, monitoring environments, and handling contamination investigations.
Capability to independently design experiments, analyze data, and support production scale-up processes.

Preferred Additional Experience

Familiarity with frozen yogurt, probiotic dairy items, ice cream, or similar frozen desserts.
Understanding of probiotic survival mechanisms during freezing, cold storage, and product shelf-life.
Expertise in selecting and optimizing starter or probiotic cultures.
Exposure to advanced microbiological techniques such as challenge studies, PCR, ELISA, or rapid testing methods.
Experience in establishing food or dairy microbiology laboratories.
Knowledge of regulatory and quality standards including FSSAI, GMP, GHP, HACCP, and NABL lab coordination.

Who Should Apply

Microbiologists with relevant practical experience in dairy, fermented, probiotic, or frozen food production.
Individuals with strong laboratory and food manufacturing backgrounds.
Professionals capable of supporting product development, food safety validation, and contamination investigations.
Self-motivated candidates comfortable working in a startup and factory environment.
Applicants willing to relocate and work full-time on-site in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

Note: Candidates lacking direct dairy or food industry microbiology experience may not be suitable for this role.

R&D Dairy Microbiologist

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