Flavour Applications Technologist

As a fast-growing dynamic team of flavour experts, my client is dedicated to the delivery of high-quality flavour solutions for their customers in the food and beverage industry across the UK and worldwide.

They are now looking to grow their development team with an experienced Flavour Applications Technologist to help them progress to the next level. They operate across all areas of the food and beverage industry, including bakery, confectionery, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, dairy, and culinary, and as a Flavour Technologist you will work on projects across all of these product categories.

Responsibilities

• Formulating and developing food and beverage applications in response to customer briefings to achieve profitable business growth – the major area of focus are bakery, dairy, confectionery, beverages, culinary and sports nutrition.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and prioritise between a variety of business initiatives within tight deadlines.
• Visit customers and give presentations and provide technical advice where needed.
• Apply food processing knowledge and technical findings to pro‑actively develop new product applications and grow meaningful business opportunities.
• Keep up-to-date on new ingredients, latest food trends and industry challenges to ensure we provide our customers with cutting‑edge solutions.
• Build up and maintain a comprehensive flavour portfolio across all end‑uses and for our lead markets.
• Build strong multi-level relationships with key customers in partnership with the sales team.
• Assist clients with the upscaling (pilot plant & factory) of new flavour solutions.
• General Lab & material management.
• Run bench‑top and pilot plant equipment (e.g., ovens, ice cream machine, carbonator).

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a development role within the food, flavours or food ingredients sectors, preferably in the sweet area (beverage, confectionery, dairy or bakery) or working with flavours, food ingredients, colours, gums or stabilisers for applications within the beverage, confectionery, bakery or dairy sectors.
• Ability to work across multiple categories; previous experience in only one category is acceptable if you are keen to broaden your knowledge.
• Excellent technical skills and broad understanding of food and drink categories (non‑alcoholic drinks, alcoholic drinks, confectionery, dairy, bakery) and a sound knowledge of flavours and food ingredients.
• Strong project management, time‑management, multi‑tasking, prioritising, planning and delivery skills with a track record of delivering projects on time to a high standard.
• Self‑motivated with very good interpersonal and communication skills, and a keen attention to detail.
• Experience in flavour evaluation & portfolio management.
• Ability to react to latest consumer trends with disruptive innovation concepts.
• Looking for a full‑time position to progress your career within the flavours and ingredients sector and a genuine passion for this industry.

Apply now to join a forward‑thinking team driving innovation across the food and beverage sector.

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