Occupation 17: Food Engineer

① professional and academic requirements: ? Graduates of biotechnology, nutrition and hygiene, food science and engineering, food safety, quality management, microbiology and other related majors can engage in this profession.

? General bachelor degree or above.

? ② employment prospects:

? The food industry is a very typical livelihood industry. Food safety has become one of the most concerned issues for Chinese people. In addition to social problems (such as "gutter oil"), there is also a clear gap between me and the food industry in developed countries in terms of management level, industry standards and technical specifications. Therefore, the quality of employees in the food industry is increasingly related to people's livelihood, so that more people who know food can enter the food field to better ensure food safety.

? From the development trend, China has paid more and more attention to food safety. At present, the demand for food engineers in the job market is gradually increasing. Food safety is not only that toxic and harmful raw materials and accessories are not used, but also that the selection, processing, production and other processes of food raw materials are also important factors affecting food safety.

? A food engineer refers to a technical talent who can work in food production technology management, quality control, product research and development, scientific research and engineering design. General food processing enterprises or state organs, institutions and scientific research institutions related to food hygiene will make food engineers usually choose employment units. In the next few years, food engineers with both new product research and development capabilities and management capabilities will become sought-after resources.

? ③ Common work contents:

? Calibration and storage of instruments used in this position.

? Participate in new product research and development.

? Participate in raw material replacement, quality improvement and process and flow optimization of original products.

? Participate in the formulation of product process technical standards and production operation specifications.

? Participate in promoting the implementation of quality improvement activities and continuously enhance the market competitiveness of products.

? In the process of work, we must pay attention to the inspection of food hygiene, and also pay attention to the development of food that meets people's health needs according to nutrition and human health.

? ④ career development path:

? Assistant Food Engineer → Food Engineer → Senior Food Engineer.

? Generally engaged in this profession for three to five years, have the opportunity to reach the level of engineer. After accumulating some practical experience, it is a good choice to take the career development route of product research and development or production management.

? ⑤ the relationship between personal characteristics and occupation:

? The most suitable type of Holland's career tendency is practical R;

? The most suitable type of MBTI is ISTJ;

? ⑥ Academic preparation: Strong hands-on ability, research and innovation ability are required.

? If you are a food engineer, you must be familiar with the laws and regulations of China's food production safety in addition to your professional knowledge and laboratory operation skills. In addition, it will be of great benefit to the future career development if fresh graduates can strengthen their basic knowledge of statistics and advanced concepts of quality management. In addition, the working background of participating in the project or published articles during school will help to find a better job.

excerpted from Choosing the Right Career to Enter the Right Business.