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Career Opportunities   Employment Positions Positions of Our Graduates U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics:  Agricultural and Food Scientists FOOD SCIENCE EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS Government Research Scientist    Conducts scientific studies on food safety and quality. Corporate Director of Food Safety and Quality    Develops and implements corporate policy for food safety. Corporate Research Scientist    Responsible for developing analytical procedures, design of safety and shelf-life studies, new product and process validation. Regulatory Affairs    Oversees the compliance of food safety and labeling regulations for food products. Quality Assurance Technician    Conducts tests to monitor product acceptability. Develops product specifications and assists with training new employees. Quality Assurance Manager    Directs all QA activities of a firm. Conducts technical services activities. Laboratory Director    Develops and implements laboratory procedures for food analysis and manages laboratory activities. Meat Plant Supervisor    Responsible for the operation of a certain portion of the plant. Supervises employees of the specific operation. Meat Buyer    Develops certain specifications of materials to be purchased. Purchases materials for the operation. University Professor    Conducts research on food safety and quality, teaches, and maintains an extension program with industry. Master Brewmaster    Individual is responsible for the production of fermented beverages such as beer or hard cider. Plant Manager    Oversees the operation of the entire plant. Hires management personnel. Research and Development    Conducts research for the development of new products. Tests new products. Director of Microbiology    Leads projects on food safety. Performs research on pathogens, bacterial genomics and cell surface adaptation responses. Corporate Food Safety Manager    Oversees the operation of the food safety procedures for a food company. Develops corporate food safety procedures. INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC, AND GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OF OUR GRADUATES Industry A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. Archer Daniel Midlands Bar-S Foods Co. Boar’s Head Prov. Butter Buds Food Ingredients Cadbury Schweppes Campbell’s Soup Central Soya Co., Inc. Con Agra ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Foods Cryovac Sealed Air Crystals International Eskimo Pie Givaudan-Rohr Gwaltney of Smithfield H.J. Heinz Co. Hagelin & Co. Hershey Innova A. Griffith J.H.Miles Co., Inc. Joyner of Smithfield Knauss Kraft Foods Kroger Laboratories Co. M&M Mars McKee Baking Morningstar Foods National Starch Nestle Foods Nestle Refrigerated Foods Noro Nordisk Perdue Farms PIC USA Pilgrim’s Pride Royal Cake Co., Inc. Safeway Sensient Technologies Silliker Labs Smithfield Ham & Products Smithfield Packing Co. Springfield Brewing Co. Ukrops Unilever Valleydale Foods Academia Iowa State University Purdue University Texas A&M University Government Food and Drug Administration International Dairy Foods Association USDA USDA/ARS USDA/FSIS VA Dept./ Agriculture & Consumer Sci. © 2003 Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech.   Send comments/questions to: fstinfo@vt.edu