Beverage Technologist
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £25-28K
- Closing date
- 5 Apr 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Development
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
An exciting opportunity with a successful & innovative ingredients manufacturer to develop beverage concepts for global and niche drinks brands.
ROLE
Purpose:
A Full-time Beverage Technologist is now sought to assist in the development of beverage concepts, principally blends of flavor, colour and juices. The successful candidate will assist and take charge of projects from initial idea to formulation, application, assessment and commercial validation.
Main responsibilities:
• Development and formulation of new beverage concepts
• Modification and iteration of existing formulations
• Maintaining accurate records of the development history of each project using our software
• Sensory testing and internal taste paneling of new products and production batches
• Present products and liaising with customers providing support to the Sales team
• Carrying out shelf-life testing for new formulations and reporting the results on a timely basis
• Preparation of lab samples and final application samples
• Carrying out research into Beverage Market trends
• Maintaining costings of new products
• Ad-hoc work on all aspects of the beverage projects
CANDIDATE
Essential Requirements:
• A Degree in Food Science (or equivalent)
• Mathematical skills for calculation and costing of formulations
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• IT skills are necessary with experience of working on Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to multitask on various projects and prioritize workload
Desirable Skills:
• Commercial awareness- Awareness of the beverage market and trends
• At least 2 years’ experience in Beverage development
• Fluency in languages other than English
• Excellent sensory abilities for flavor, colour and final application products
• Creativity, particularly with concepts and flavour combinations
MON-FRI Office Hours
If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to andrew@drnewitt.com or contact Andrew Donaldson on 0131 226 5060.
Company
Job vacancies from DR Newitt DR Newitt provide recruitment services to the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Worldwide FMCG market, including manufacturing, engineering and technical jobs. Established as a recruitment agency in 2002, DR Newitt’s experience of working with customers in these core markets enables us to be a key partner in the job supply chain.DR Newitt delivers permanent, contract and interim recruitment services via specialist divisions for:
- Executive Management Jobs
- FMCG Jobs
- Food Jobs
- Engineering Jobs
- Manufacturing Jobs
- Jobs in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
- Scottish Jobs
For your perfect job, call or email us
Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
Email us your CV to register@drnewitt.com
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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