Career prospects

Career prospects

Food technologist

Functions

Food industry production line manager
Food industry quality control manager
Food industry safety manager
Food industry analysis laboratory manager
Food communication and promotion operator

Competences

The graduate's competences and possible jobs include:

management and consultancy for companies operating in the fields of production,processing,marketing and preservation of food products;
evaluation of quality and hygiene aspects of finished products;
management of production lines; employment in food analysis laboratories;
mployment in consultancy, assistance and technical dissemination services;
employment through competition in public administration (ASL and/or local authorities).

Career options

Graduates in Food Science and Technology will be able to find employment in food industries, catering management companies, plant engineering companies, consortia and cooperatives in the food sector, and in the food communication and promotion sector.