Feeling the Chemistry?

Description

 A growing beverage manufacturer has an exciting opportunity for Senior Application Scientist to join its team. Your focus will be on the field of hops/brewing science & technology. You will drive technical projects and be involved from project design, recipe formulation to up-scale trials, through to NPI commercialization/roll-out. To be considered, you will have significant experience as a beverage application scientist in the flavour or beverage industry. Any experience in the brewing industry will be an advantage.

The Role:

The Senior Hop Application Technologist is a key role within the Technical team to provide direct support to the R&D, Applications and Education pillars, under the supervision of the Technical Manager/Director. This role will drive technical projects and be involved from project design, recipe formulation to up-scale trials, and NPI commercialization/roll-out; act proactively as team player within cross-functional teams; be adaptable to customer requirements and develop cost effective solutions. As expert in hop/brewing science, you will generate patented IP, participate in annual industry/science and other events promotional campaigns. 

Responsibilities

• Be an effective team player in support of all technical activities within the R&D, Applications & Education Programs as per business goals and Key Quality Attributes established
• Be a Technical Project Lead and carry-out process development & beverage applications using techniques such as distillation, CO2 fractionation, molecular distillation, enzyme reactions and classical extract/beverage chemistry to deliver results in accordance with agreed project objectives and timelines
• Technical key contact to dedicated key regional and global accounts / customers
• Close collaboration with the Regulatory, Finance, Operations and Commercial Teams as part of the commercialisation process of product development and project stage-gates
• Compounding hop formulas, and creating complex applications across multiple beer styles, e.g. lager, IPA NAB/LAB.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations and publications from research topics of interest / new findings
• Assist with scale up production through laboratory experimentation, pilot scale-up, and commercial trials, to deliver successful cost effective NPIs
• Contribute to develop the innovation pipeline in support for new business opportunities in the field of hop extracts
• Application Portfolio Management - Evaluation of hop flavour building blocks; identify gaps, carrying out analytical and sensory assessment of prototype samples; develop suitable final applications with specific CIU targets
• Operate laboratory equipment/facilities ensuring compliance with the company's Health & Safety policy, Good Manufacturing Practices, and other external regulations
• Provide Technical Customer Support cross-departmental and as per customer requests and NPI calendar
• Maintain records and report progress as per established Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Conduct in-house sensory trials, product evaluations, and develop upgrading solutions as part of ongoing NPI / PIPs projects
• Cultivating sales opportunities with current customers and other industry contacts by building strong partnering networks with key technical personnel to translate in future growth opportunities

Experience & Skills

• Science degree in Food Technology, Food Chemistry or equivalent science discipline
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in R&D/Technical roles as beverage application scientist / technologist / flavourist in the flavour or beverage industry
• Complementary technical hops / brewing education/professional courses e.g. IBD, EBC, ASBC is an asset
• Comprehensive understanding of beverage applications overall and expertise’s in brewing science/applications
• Experience in project management; innovation stage-gates, risk management and organising cross-functional project teams
• Knowledge of Excellence in international beverage & brewing market and new beverage mega trends
• Experience in formulation design, stability protocols and wide-ranging beverage analytical and organoleptic testing
• Solid knowledge from hops and brewing manufacturing processes, its functionality, and commercially available products/flavours/extracts
• Demonstrate a commercial mind-set and results oriented with respect to new formulation creation, costings, and cost in use targets to enable effective industrial scalable solutions
• Knowledge of beverage laboratory practices and continuous improvement programs
• Thorough knowledge of Technical, Quality and Regulatory standard documentation and SOPs, QA, NPI expectations within a food production and commercialization procedures/requisites
• Mastery in MS-Office programs and other data/product/sales management systems, such as Salesforce, CRM, Sage.
• High level of communicative competence and good presentation and rapport skills
• Creative, proactive and team-player spirit,
• Fluent in spoken and written English and other languages as plus
• Be an active contributor to the Continuous Improvement Team (CIT) Program working to maximise potential revenue and technical performance