Associate Flavourist

Givaudan

Manage flavour development projects, to ensure effective and successful creation process in cooperation with customers, according to our goals and EH&S policies.

Main Responsibilities:

Flavour Preparation & Evaluation:

• Prepare flavour samples as requested for customer briefs, applications needs, technology performance assessment, QC standards, physical testing.
• Create new flavour creations or modify existing flavours to meet customer requirements, internal testing needs, or new technology development for multiple flavour types
• Help evaluate materials developed internally or from external sources and assess potential for flavour creation
• Accomplish daily tasks and 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

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 departments (analytical chemistry, sensory, consumer understanding, regulatory, flavour de-livery, manufacturing)
• Be a 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 making 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 following EH&S policies and hold others accountable for following these guidelines