Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Flavours Creation Assistant

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, 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.  

A Flavours Creation Assistant with a global leader in the creation of Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrances & Beauty, and working with our Flavours Creation & Application team in the Dubai Creation Centre to focus on our exciting range of customers in the Middle East region - Your future position?

The Flavours Creation and Application (FC&A) organisation within Givaudan is at the forefront to discover and develop creative ingredients and flavours for all kinds of food application focussing on the Beverages, Sweet Goods & Dairy, Snacks, Bakery, Savoury, Natural, and other exciting categories. We are a global organisation consisting of diverse experts from science, creation, application, and sensory science.

 

We are looking to expand our FC&A team in Dubai supporting the Middle East region and looking for a ‘Flavours Creation Assistant’. As a member of our FC&A team, you will work with our Flavourist’s to prepare flavour samples across many categories like Beverages, and Sweet Goods, and take part in flavour evaluations and testing. You will support the creation and application process according to project priorities for customers in the Middle East region. 

 

You will manage the compounding of flavour samples, management of the creation of raw materials and sending samples to customers. You will be based in our Dubai office and report into the Technical Manager for the region, offering excellent opportunities for both personal and professional development. Please note that this is a temporary full-time role with us on an open contract working 5 days a week.  

 

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. Our passion for our customers - the big food and beverage companies - and their brands brings a new dimension to our Business to Business industry. You will work for the market leader that is at the forefront of innovation in an industry of emotions. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers. Our customers in the Middle East region have local, regional, and international profiles, which brings diversity and curiosity to our daily job. 

 

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if you love staying ahead of the curve, always aim to exceed customer needs, have a passion for food technology, and a discerning palate!

 

In this exciting role, you will manage: 

• Prepare flavour samples as requested for customer briefs, applications needs, technology performance assessment, QC standards, and physical testing.

• Be the main contact to provide flavour samples for other labs and responsibilities within Givaudan.

• Maintain all required formula records and brief documentation in the company database software

• Maintain an updated stock of raw materials in the lab.

• Maintain a collection of flavours in the lab for immediate response to briefs and applications requests.

• Help apply flavours to food products when assigned.

• Help evaluate raw materials (including experimental ingredients), new technology, and flavours in food products and provide flavour performance feedback.

• Maintain a clean laboratory environment observing Environment, Health, and Safety guidelines and good laboratory practices in Givaudan. 

 

Your professional profile includes:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or Biology.  

• 1+ years of relevant work experience in a lab, applications centre, R&D, innovation, or production facility, with a reputed company in the Flavour, Food, Beverage, Chemicals, Medical or Pharmaceutical sectors. 

• Have a passion and interest in new flavours, foods, and well-developed tasting skills.

• Good knowledge of lab equipment's and the handling of raw materials or chemicals used to perform lab functions.

• Good project management skills.

 

Our benefits:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.
• A creative team environment that will inspire you.
• Attractive compensation package with benefits.  

 

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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.

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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.
Join us and Impact Your 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.