Associate Flavourist, Oral Care - Ashford, United Kingdom - Givaudan

Givaudan

Verified Company

Ashford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Step into our world of creativity and joy

Associate Flavourist, Oral Care

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Associate Flavourist, Oral Care
A unique opportunity if you have the appetite for change; to enhance your creative flavour palette to create new tastes and sensations in the Oral Care segment that is more than just mint
In this role, based in
Ashford, you will follow a internal fast track development programme with the intention to progress to a
Flavourist in Givaudan's Global Oral Care Category.
This adaptation
training programme will include ingredient learning by smelling, tasting and regulatory training. The training will be delivered in the UK and is designed to upskill in Oral Care for those who have demonstrated experience in evaluation, research or creation. You will have a master Oral Care Flavourist mentor who will support you during the training programme with wider access to our internal category expert teams.
As
Associate Flavourist, you will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. You will join the market leader and be at the forefront of innovation in an industry of emotions. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers.

Core responsibilities Participate in the Flavour Training Programme:

You will learn what ingredients to use for creation of all kinds of toothpaste and mouthwash flavours, like Peppermint, Spearmint, Eucalyptus, Wintergreen, Aniseed, Citrus, Fruity, Floral, and many more, and_ _how you can adapt these flavours to different taste preferences in different countries;
Assist Flavourists on customer projects or research projects: as the best learning is on the job, you will work, guided by an experienced Flavourist, on creating new flavours for our customers or for research projects.

You will also:

Actively seek the latest developments and influences in Oral Care, Food and Fragrance;
Evaluate global Oral Care products and participate in tasting sessions with your colleagues.

Success profile:

Ideally a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Food Science, Organic or Analytical Chemistry, Biology
Relevant experience in the Food, Fragrance or Beauty Industry or related area within a creator, researcher or evaluator role
Solid organoleptic skills part of the recruitment process is an organoleptic test
Experience with project management
Demonstrated commercial understanding
Willingness to travel
Willingness to relocate and undertake training in the UK [Kent], with a willingness to be open to future mobility

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world

Remote working:

On-site