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Food Technologist – Product & R&D
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location:
Ahmedabad (Work from Office)
Experience:
3–12 years
Industry: Pet Nutrition / Food / Wet Food / Retort
Role Type: Full-time | Founding Team
About Tail Blaze Tail Blaze is building a new standard of pet care in India.
We are redefining how pets are cared for—so they live longer, and families never have to wonder if they did enough.
We’re building a trust-first, longevity-led pet nutrition platform — not a hype brand.
The Role:
Food Technologist – Product & R&D (Founding Team) This is not a lab-only role .
You will own the product end-to-end — from formulation refinement to manufacturing SOPs to quality systems — and work closely with the founder and the factory team.
If you’ve ever wanted to build a product from zero and see it scale nationally , this is that role.
What You’ll Own 1. Product & Formulation
Refine and validate existing formulations (wet food / retort)
Ensure nutritional adequacy, palatability, and stability
Work with functional & Ayurvedic ingredients (compatibility with retort)
Optimize for batch-to-batch consistency
2. Manufacturing & SOPs
Translate formulations into scalable manufacturing processes
Define cooking, filling, and retort SOPs
Work closely with factories/manufacturers
Manage yield, moisture, texture, and taste consistency
3. Quality & Trust Systems
Set incoming RM specifications and COA standards
Design batch documentation & traceability
Lead shelf-life testing (accelerated + real-time)
Own complaint analysis and corrective action frameworks
4. Regulatory & Future Readiness
Ensure AAFCO & FSSAI pet food compliance
Support claim defensibility (what we can/cannot say)
Build a foundation for vet-channel and export readiness
Who We’re Looking For Must-haves
3–12 years experience in Food Technology / Food Science / Nutrition
Hands-on experience with wet food / retort / shelf-stable / pet-care products
Experience working with manufacturing plants
Strong understanding of quality systems & SOPs
Builder mindset — comfortable with ambiguity and ownership
Good to have
Pet food or animal nutrition experience
Experience with functional ingredients / supplements
Exposure to Ayurvedic or botanical ingredients
Startup or mid-scale company background (not only MNCs)
Mindset matters more than pedigree
We’re looking for someone who:
Thinks in systems, not experiments-for-ego
Cares deeply about consistency and outcomes
Wants to own the product, not just advise on it
Compensation (Indicative) ₹6 - 12 LPA (depending on experience)
Early-stage ESOPs (meaningful, not symbolic)
Long-term growth into Head of Product / R&D as the company scales
We value ownership and long-term thinking over short-term titles.
Location & Work Mode Ahmedabad
Work from office
This role requires close collaboration with manufacturing and operations.
Why This Role Matters This is a founding role .
What you build here will:
Go into pets’ bowls every day
Define trust for thousands of families
Become the foundation for multiple future products
If you want your work to matter , not just exist in SOP files — this is the role.
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