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Full-time Flavour Scientist - Food Jobs

at Food Manufacturing Jobs in Yorkshire

Flavour Scientist
Yorkshire – Excellent package
Our client is the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Our products include food and beverages, cereals, confectionery, petfoods and waters. As of today, they employ over 270,000 people across more than 500 state-of-the-art facilities around the world.
Due to increased growth within their confectionery sales they are looking to strengthen their Confectionery R&D function at the Product Technology Centre in Yorkshire.
The Product Technology Centre is the leading centre for confectionery research and development worldwide. It provides ideas, technical innovations, engineering and scientific support into the product, process and packaging development.
• Initiating, managing and participating in scientific projects relevant to confectionery.
• Developing in depth understanding of ingredients and process technologies and their contribution to flavour development in confectionery products.
• Proposing and performing feasibility studies to obtain new product prototypes.
• Characterising and interpreting data from products and process derived samples – aroma and taste.
• Presenting results, conclusions and recommendations in written and oral form, including conferences and scientific publications.
• Driving cross fertilisation of ideas across different markets and business categories through international expert group.
• Accumulating and protecting scientific and technical know how.
• Reviewing literature and communicating state of the art developments in the area of flavour science and emerging technologies with emphasis on flavour formation and analytical measurement.
Personal Specifications:

The type of person we are looking to fill this Flavour Scientist role will demonstrate:

PhD in flavor chemistry, organic chemistry or analytical chemistry with a sound knowledge of Maillard chemistry. Experience in state of the art analytical techniques for flavours. Experience of the flavor or food industry and knowledge of process technologies.


• Commitment: To ensure that you get success from your achievements – plan to succeed; set targets and timelines; be committed to the end and do not be afraid to get help along the way.

• Team work: The “team” is about everyone - demonstrate support to colleagues and your peer group and motivate and support your Team Managers sharing good news and bad news in a positive manner to ensure that everyone in your department understands what makes the business a success.

• Communication: To be able to communicate clearly, at all levels, both verbally and via electronic mail/correspondence where necessary to get the right message across.

• Leadership: Lead by Example and be able to guide and coach your team in the best working practices and behaviours expected of our Business to ensure they consistently demonstrate good performance and are not afraid to make their own personal contribution when required.

• Trust: Be able to keep confidences and promises to your colleagues, peer group and team members and ensure that the company values are adhered to at all times.

• Simplicity / Innovation: Keep the work ethic simple whilst being innovative and forward thinking when running your Department so that everyone can play a part in it.


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