Senior Fragrance Evaluator (w/m/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

As a Fragrance Analyst (w/m/d) based in Ashford, you will have specific responsibilities for managing a subset of activities centred around Site QC activity associated to either a specific type of material e.g. FF, CP, AB, OC, Ing, Caps and/or customer(s) and/or task(s).

You will report to our Quality Control Manager.

In this exciting role you will :

• Manage product and customer specific processes/tasks applicable to the Site
• Be a Single Contact (SPOC) for a specific product type and/or customer(s)
• Provide technical expertise / support regarding multiple aspects of materials/processes involved e.g. Sensory, Analytical, manufacturing, and raw materials
• As a technical expert, perform sensory and/or analytical assessments for the materials in scope and be accountable for the final Usage Decision and release of product
• Lead the investigation in case of non-conformance (internal or external) associated to the assigned products/customers
• Work with the QC Manager, Supervisor and other Senior Analysts to schedule resource in the QC team to manage the prioritisation according to routine or ad hoc customer demands

You ?

Are you someone who wants to grow your world? Who excels being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then join us – and improve your world.

Your success profile includes:

• High School Diploma within a technical field such as Chemistry, Biology with experience in chemistry or laboratory techniques and general equivalency development (GED) is required
• Overall work experience of 5 years in a similar position
• Previous background in Sensory Evaluation QC
• Continuous Improvement knowledge with a passion to solve challenges
• Laboratory or QC techniques
• Used to work in a matrix organisation with flexible working hours but also willing to travel on request
• Business fluent in English (reading and writing) and French as a desirable attribute
• Experienced in preparing technical reports and presentations, adapting the style to suit all kinds of internal and external audience
• Experience managing workload through a team, with or without line manager responsibility

What additional benefits do we offer?

• Great compensation package including bonus
• Private Medical Healthcare and Group Pension Plan
• Learning opportunities
• Career development plan
• Site Events

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.