Flavourist - Fixed Term Contract

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Job Title: Flavourist - Fixed Term Contract
Location: Hereford, International/Other

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

The Flavourist plays a key role in flavour sales growth, flavour creation, flavour production and flavor library and raw material library maintenance by working efficiently to support customer briefs while maintaining a vision of what will work best for customers and FDL. In this role the Flavourist may extend FDL's capabilities by utilizing a Trainee or Junior Flavourist to support initiatives and projects. The Flavourist will develop flavours and interact with customers, other flavourists, innovations technologists, production, and suppliers to ensure that goals are met and that briefs are completed in a timely manner. The Flavourist will have an extensive understanding of raw materials, finished products, production, regulatory, analytical and flavour application. The Flavourist has significant experience in their area of expertise and continues to grow in flavour development knowledge through organoleptic evaluation, experimentation, literature review and collaboration with other flavourists.

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

Key responsibilities

Independently develop flavours in line with business need and in response to customer brief
Independently lead projects
Proactively work with new ingredients
Utilize FDLs technology to deliver unique solutions to project brief
Participate in technical presentation to customers
Lead work sessions with customers
Train flavourist trainee
Compound and spray dry flavours as needed to fulfill project brief
Perform physical, chemical, and organoleptic testing and analysis of flavours
Work with analytical group on flavour matching projects
Employ thorough knowledge of relevant regulatory and labeling requirements for flavours
Work with cross functional team to optimize the strengths of FDL and deliver the best experience for our customers
Participate in sensory panels
Process raw materials and finished flavours through the different FDL systems to maintain active status
Work with FDL's innovation group to create, commercialize, and produce new processed citrus ingredients.
Know extraction, distillation, emulsion, and spray dry technologies; assist and trouble shoot in the production of these materials.
Analyze flavours and market products for flavour duplication projects.
Work with QC, planning, and production on issues related to citrus ingredients and finished flavours.

Qualifications and skills

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Life Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
Additional course work or seminar in flavour creations, flavour analysis, flavour applications (preferred)
Minimum 7 years hands-on flavour training and creation, or Certification from the Society Of Flavour Chemists • Good background in organic chemistry, food chemistry, flavour applications.
Good math skills for problem-solving calculations.
Demonstrates strong and discerning sense of smell and taste.
Ability to work under pressure within tight timelines
Accuracy
Flexibility to travel, sometimes at short notice
Willingness to learn

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Job Post Date: 06/05/26