Food Science Technicians

Perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.

Job Task

• Analyze test results to classify products, or compare results with standard tables.
• Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures.
• Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, and preservatives in order to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, and nutrients.
• Examine chemical and biological samples in order to identify cell structures, and to locate bacteria, or extraneous material, using microscope.
• Prepare slides and incubate slides with cell cultures.
• Provide assistance to food scientists and technologists in research and development, production technology, and quality control.
• Record and compile test results, and prepare graphs, charts, and reports.
• Clean and sterilize laboratory equipment.
• Measure, test, and weigh bottles, cans, and other containers in order to ensure hardness, strength, and dimensions that meet specifications.
• Mix, blend, or cultivate ingredients in order to make reagents or to manufacture food or beverage products.
• Order supplies needed to maintain inventories in laboratories or in storage facilities of food or beverage processing plants.
• Taste or smell foods or beverages in order to ensure that flavors meet specifications, or to select samples with specific characteristics.

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