Senior Member of Technical Staff – Bakery and Confectionary

Arboreal is an award-winning ingredients technology company specializing in specialty food and nutraceutical ingredients. We work alongside 'Better for You' Brands to launch products with superior nutrition, functionality, and clinical claims. Our expertise spans categories like Sugar Reduction Ingredients, Alternative Proteins, Cacao Ingredients, and Nutraceutical Formulations. Arboreal partners with challenger brands globally to deliver innovative ingredients for better taste, texture, label, and cost-effectiveness, aiming to create a healthier tomorrow.

Arboreal is co-founded by Swati Pandey (IIT, Imperial College London) and Manish Chauhan (BITS Pilani, London Business School). Arboreal has won the
'National Startup Award'
for Food Processing in 2021 (adjudged by Startup India),
CWIA Award
(adjudged by Mckinsey, INSEAD Business School and Cartier),
WTI Award
(from Niti Ayog) and the
BIG Award
(BIRAC Ignition Grant from Department of Biotechnology, India).

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role located in Lucknow. We are seeking an innovative and detail-oriented
Bakery & Confectionery Technologist
with 2–3 years of experience in nutraceutical or functional food products. The role focuses on developing, improving, and ensuring quality standards of cookies, cakes, and other baked products enriched with health/nutraceutical ingredients.

Responsibilities;

1.    Develop and optimize bakery formulations (cookies, cakes, muffins, etc.) with nutraceutical ingredients such as fibers, proteins, vitamins, and functional additives.

2.    Conduct trials for new product development (NPD) ensuring taste, texture, and nutritional balance.

3.    Research and implement innovative baking technologies and health-friendly ingredient substitutions (e.g., sugar replacers, fat replacers, gluten-free blends).

4.    Ensure compliance with FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, and other regulatory/quality standards.

5.    Monitor raw material quality, shelf-life studies, and product stability.

6.    Collaborate with QA, Production, and Marketing teams to deliver market-ready products.

7.    Maintain proper documentation of trials, formulations, and production processes.

8.    Provide technical support during scale-up from lab trials to commercial production.

9.    Continuously monitor industry trends and recommend product innovations.

Qualifications

1.    Bachelor's/Master's in Food Technology / Bakery Science / Food & Nutrition.

2.    2–3 years of hands-on experience in bakery & confectionery, preferably nutraceutical/functional foods.

3.    Strong knowledge of bakery processes, ingredient functionality, and nutraceutical ingredient incorporation.

4.    Familiarity with food safety, FSSAI regulations, and shelf-life testing.

5.    Analytical and creative mindset for product innovation.

6.    Good communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

What we offer:

1)
Competitive Compensation.
A full-time offer will carry a salary range of 5 – 8 LPA. Performance Linked Compensation to start with. We do not follow the industry norms of linear growth in compensation. We are a fast-scaling business and offer excellent financial growth to top performers.

2)
Fast track personal and professional growth.
The executive will work directly with the Founders and a high-quality team. Learning experience of joining and scaling a high-quality startup at an early stage.

3)
An opportunity for personal impact
where you help improve quality standards for 100s of food ingredients and millions of Indian Consumers.

Please do not apply if:

1) You are not willing to relocate to Lucknow or are not already based in Lucknow.

2) You do not have the ability to operate independently with little supervision.

If you do not hear back from us within 3 weeks of your application, please assume that your application was unsuccessful at this time.