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