Food technologist jobs and food processing jobs.
AgriHires has 101 food processing jobs open today in India: production, quality and FSSAI, food technologist, maintenance and raw-material roles at food plants. Each shows pay, location and experience; applying is free, and 213 food-processing professionals already keep their CV with us.
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Food plant vacancies, open now.
| Role | Company | Location | Experience | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple roles – Frozen Potato Processing Plant · 100 openings | Happiyum (Ratani Global Private Limited) | Kadi, Gujarat | Freshers and experienced | As per role |
| Plant Head | National Foods | Vadodara, Gujarat | 15–18 years of manufacturing experience, with 5+ years in plant leadership (Food, Spices, FMCG or Process Manufacturing | Not disclosed |
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Plant and operations roles also open.
| Role | Company | Location | Experience | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement Manager (Goats, Feed & Farm Supplies) | Mesha | Bangalore, KA | Agri, livestock, feed or vet procurement preferred | ₹30K + ₹5K / mo |
The jobs a food processing plant hires for.
| Function | Job titles | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Production executive, shift in-charge, line leader, production manager, plant head | Runs the line and the shift: output, yield, wastage, manpower and the daily plan. |
| Quality and food safety | QC chemist, QA officer, food safety officer, QA manager | Checks raw material, in-process and finished goods; keeps FSSAI, HACCP, BRC and ISO 22000 records ready for audits. |
| Food technologist and R&D | Food technologist, NPD executive, R&D manager | Develops recipes and packs, runs shelf-life trials and scales new products from the lab to the line. |
| Maintenance and utilities | Maintenance engineer, utility in-charge, ETP and boiler operator | Keeps fryers, freezers, packing machines, boilers, refrigeration and the effluent plant running. |
| Raw material and procurement | Agri procurement executive, contract farming officer, purchase manager | Buys potatoes, milk, fruit or grain from farmers, FPOs and mandis to the plant's specification. |
| Stores, dispatch and cold chain | Store keeper, dispatch executive, cold chain supervisor | Runs stores, cold stores and dispatch so stock moves first-in, first-out at the right temperature. |
What a food technologist earns.
| Role | Experience | Typical CTC a year |
|---|---|---|
| Food technologist | 0–1 yr | ₹2.6–2.9 L |
| Food technologist | 1–3 yrs | ₹3.2–3.6 L |
| Food technologist | 3–6 yrs | ₹4.0–4.5 L |
| Food technologist | 6–9 yrs | ₹4.8–5.5 L |
Source: AmbitionBox, Food Technologist, 1,500 salaries, Oct 2026. For production, QA and plant pay from our own CV database, see the food plant salary guide.
Fresher, dairy and pay guides.
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Food processing careers, answered.
- What jobs are there in a food processing plant?
- Production (executive, shift in-charge, production manager, plant head), quality and food safety (QC chemist, QA officer, QA manager), food technologist and R&D, maintenance and utilities, raw-material procurement, and stores and dispatch. AgriHires lists the open ones on this page with pay and location.
- What qualification do I need for a food technologist job?
- Most plants ask for a B.Tech, B.Sc or M.Sc in Food Technology or Food Science. Dairy plants prefer Dairy Technology. Production and maintenance roles also take B.Tech Agricultural Engineering, Chemical or Mechanical graduates and diploma holders.
- What does a food technologist earn in India?
- On AmbitionBox (about 1,500 food technologist salaries, October 2026), a food technologist earns about ₹2.6 to 2.9 lakh a year in the first year, ₹3.2 to 3.6 lakh with 1 to 3 years and ₹4 to 4.5 lakh with 3 to 6 years. Our salary guide also shows what food-plant professionals in our CV database say they earn.
- Which food processing companies hire through AgriHires?
- Frozen food and French fries plants, snack and chips makers, dairies, spice, flour and edible-oil units, and fruit and vegetable processors. Company names are shown on each role unless the employer asks us to keep the search confidential.
- Where are most food processing jobs in India?
- In plant clusters: Gujarat (Mehsana, Deesa, Ahmedabad), Maharashtra (Pune, Nashik), Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh (Indore), Punjab, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, plus the mega food parks.
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- Yes. Candidates never pay AgriHires. The employer pays our fee only after someone joins.
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