Senior Application Technologist
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.
Every discovery you make, leads to happier, healthier lives.
As a Senior Application Technologist, you will report to the Regional Innovation Application Manager, Sweet Goods, Dairy and Beverages Asia Pacific based in the Regional Innovation Centre in Woodlands, Singapore.
In this exciting role, you will provide technical and scientific expertise in the development and manufacture of beverages, working with customers in Asia Pacific to develop integrated flavour and ingredients solutions to meet our customers’ needs and deliver food experiences. You will also help to identify business opportunities and inspire creativity by creating an interface between Technical, Sales, and Marketing teams..
Your role will include:
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Being knowledgeable about multiple product applications and equipment used in the processing of Beverages
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Work with customers to develop formulas for new products or revise current formulas to meet new requirements
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Understand customer’s production process and be able to suggest process improvements or changes
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Maintain an understanding of new ingredient technology, including recommended usage and handling requirements, and determining the best application for new ingredients
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Comprehend and communicate ingredient restrictions and processing constraints
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Be recognised by our customers, and Givaudan, as an authority and valued technical resource in specialist area
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Demonstrate leadership and a proactive approach for technical solutions to customer issues
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Work with Sales and Marketing to develop product demonstrations and ideation sessions
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Increase level of expertise in area of specialisation to enhance Givaudan’s technical leadership position
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Create consumer winning product recipes for using modern ingredients and technologies
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Work with regional account managers and regional innovation teams on customer and market specific commercialization strategies
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Collaborate with applications technologists in the sub regional Flavour Innovation Centres to win the customer briefs
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Facilitate exchange of applications knowledge across and global teams
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Lead evaluations of flavours in food applications for large commercial and innovation briefs
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Support selection of flavours and functional and nutritional ingredients for key projects according to specified requirements (customer, regulatory, legislation, cost)
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Maintain the flavour performance and stability data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in finished product and capture of profiles and its stability in finished applications
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Maintain a safe, clean and organised lab environment observing EH&S policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines
You?
Join our team of specialists, applying their different skills to the fast-moving world of great taste, and discover where your thirst for exploration might take you. It's your essence we're looking for.
Your professional profile includes:
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A University degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Chemistry/Biology/Food or Chemical Engineering
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At least 10 years working as a Food Technologist/Application Technologist in beverages application including strong understanding of beverage applications, ingredients, and processes with practical experience in customers’ beverage manufacturing environment
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Demonstrated understanding on many of the flavour reactions/interactions in beverages application
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Demonstrated experience developing new recipes and to review / upgrade existing ones
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Experience translating market trends into innovative products for customers
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Project management skills with proven experience managing customer projects
You will enjoy:
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Attractive package with benefits
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Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
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A creative team environment that will inspire you
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Comprehensive healthcare plans
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PTO and family leave
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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.