Flavourist (Sweet Goods / Beverages)
Flavourist (Sweet Goods / Beverages), Australia- Your future position?
As a Flavourist (Sweet Goods / Beverages) you will manage flavour development projects, in order to ensure effective and successful creation process in cooperation with customers, according to business objectives and EH&S policies. In this exciting role you will report to the Creations Manager, and your key responsibilities include:
Flavour Preparation & Evaluation
- Prepare flavour samples as requested for customer briefs, applications needs, technology performance assessment, QC standards, physical testing, etc.
- Formulate new flavour creations or modify existing flavours to meet customer requirements, internal testing needs, or new technology development for multiple flavour types
- Participate in the evaluation of materials developed internally or from external sources and assess potential for flavour creation
- Execute daily tasks and fully manage assigned projects and provide flavours which meet all defined project needs, considering when relevant good manufacturing practices, sample scale-up, production requirements, regulatory compliance, etc.
Knowledge Sharing & Expertise
- When requested serve as technical expert to resolve flavour production issues and customer complaints and complete ownership of created flavours
- Coach, train, motivate, and mentor flavour assistants
- Participate and learn about all areas of the company (analytical chemistry, sensory, consumer understanding, regulatory, flavour delivery, manufacturing, etc.)
- Serve as technical expert and advisor to internal and external partners and customers for ingredient and flavour performance for multiple flavour types
- Contribute to discussions of research plans, sensory results/insights, making experimental observations and helping to make connections to related, but separate technologies
- Make suggestions for future research or sensory activities
- Contribute to the planning of technical or sensory projects
Environmental Health & Safety
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment in accordance with EH&S policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines
You?
Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who need a new challenge and bring excellent contribution to company? Then come and join us - and impact your world.
Your professional profile includes:
Academic Background
- Polytechnic or Bachelor ’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Sweet Goods and/ or Beverages AFTER completion of Givaudan Flavourist 3 years Trainee Programme or accepted industry equivalent
Technical Skills
- Expert level tasting skills with an intermediate level ability to understand how to adjust a flavour formulation in the direction needed for flavour modifications
- Intermediate level knowledge of raw materials and flavour ingredients with an expert level ability to for-mulate selected flavour types to deliver flavour performance for customer briefs, problem solving processes, research and development needs,etc.
- Intermediate level understanding of common Givaudan flavour creation solvent and carrier systems
- Intermediate level ability to interface with customers and effectively discuss the flavour creation needs for selected flavour types and provide direction to help solve flavour performance issues in their applications
- Intermediate level knowledge of local and regional regulatory requirements for flavours
- Ability to prepare and present complex flavour creation related technical presentations
- Intermediate level knowledge of application equipment, ingredients, and manufacturing procedures
- Intermediate level knowledge of formulating suitable delivery systems for various application bases
- Intermediate level knowledge of analytical methodologies (G.C. HPLC, Mass Spec.)
- Expert level knowledge of flavour manufacturing equipment and processes
- Intermediate level knowledge of flavour performance and be able to formulate using this data to improve flavour performance
- Ability to supervise flavour assistants
Our Benefits
- Attractive salary package with benefits
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
- Access to Health & Wellbeing activities and programs
- A creative team environment that will inspire you