Junior Flavourist

Company.

This is the chance to join a world leading organisation with an international presence who are at the forefront of innovation. This unique opportunity will see you becoming part of a successful NPD team and work with a wide range of clients and products.  

The successful candidate will be part of the Global Flavours Development team creating unique ingredients for the food industry. The preferred candidate will be self-motivated, questioning, and pay attention to detail. The role supports the flavorist and sampling teams in a broad variety of functions including preparing emulsions and compounding liquid and powdered flavors.

Key Accountabilities.

• Compound accurately a broad range of flavors including emulsions, liquid mixtures and spray dried flavors from formulations provided by a flavourist
• Operate a pilot scale spray dryer
• Conduct physical, chemical and organoleptic testing; making oral and written observations and judgments on process and outcome to provide feedback to flavourist
• Maintain a safe and professional laboratory environment
• Maintain current raw material inventory and flavour retention libraries
• Maintain a specific sample library; liaising with production to obtain materials
• Utilise good communication skills, both written and oral; enters and maintains accurate and thorough records as required
• Care for equipment and arranges for repair/replacement if necessary.
• Participate in Sensory panels as well as day to day organoleptic evaluations and screenings of flavors.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support needs of business.
• May initiate PO for raw materials, equipment or parts.

The Person.

• A food related degree qualification preferably in Food Science or Chemistry (or related science subject)
• Experience of working in development environment -  flavour industry, an advantage.
• Demonstrates strong and discerning sense of smell and taste.
• Good people and communication skills, with written and oral English a must, along with ability to work within short time-frames, stay focused under pressure.
• Good math skills for problem-solving calculations and good ability in general lab techniques.
• Good computer skills (MS Office, ERP)
• Problem solving to achieve goals
• Ability to follow procedures when sampling from production (Raw materials and final product)
• Flexibility to travel, sometimes at short notice and most importantly a willingness to learn.

Ref: 41410JC

To apply, send your CV to our People Consultant James Constable and she will have a chat with you about the role and your experience.

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.