Starting in the compounder role for 1-2 years, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for our prestigious 5-7 year training program. With regular milestone awards along the way, you could learn everything you need to become a fully qualified Flavorist in 7 years. The successful candidate will be part of the Global Flavours Development team creating unique ingredients for the food industry. The preferred candidate will be self-motivated, questioning, and pay attention to detail. The role supports the flavorist and sampling teams in a broad variety of functions including preparing emulsions and compounding liquid and powdered flavors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compound accurately a broad range of flavors including emulsions, liquid mixtures and spray dried flavors from formulations provided by a flavorist
• Operate a pilot scale spray dryer
• Conduct physical, chemical and organoleptic testing; making oral and written observations and judgments on process and outcome to provide feedback to flavorist
• Maintain a safe and professional laboratory environment
• Maintain current raw material inventory and flavor retention libraries
• Maintain a specific sample library; liaising with production to obtain materials
• Utilise good communication skills, both written and oral; enters and maintains accurate and thorough records as required
• Care for equipment and arranges for repair/replacement if necessary.
• Participate in Sensory panels as well as day to day organoleptic evaluations and screenings of flavors.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support needs of business.
• May initiate PO for raw materials, equipment or parts.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates strong and discerning sense of smell and taste.
• Good people and communication skills, with written and oral English a must, along with ability to work within short time-frames, stay focused under pressure.
• Good math skills for problem-solving calculations and good ability in general lab techniques.
• Good computer skills (MS Office, ERP)
• Problem solving to achieve goals
• Ability to follow procedures when sampling from production (Raw materials and final product)
• Flexibility to travel, sometimes at short notice and most importantly a willingness to learn.

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Food Science/Technology is preferred with experience in the flavour or food industry, an advantage.