Applications Technologist - Flavours and Food Ingredients

Cinnamon Recruitment Ltd; Bletchley; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cinnamon Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Applications Technologist to join a growing Food & Beverage team in the UK. You will combine hands-on laboratory work with customer interaction, developing formulations across flavours, colours and ingredients.

The role offers hybrid working opportunities, travel within the UK, and scope to specialise in 2–3 key sectors such as Beverage, Dairy or Confectionery. A degree in Food Science/Technology is preferred.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Food Science, Food Technology or another relevant scientific discipline.
• Hands-on experience with flavours or food ingredients in applications or development roles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A self-starting, independent approach with strong organisational abilities.
• Willingness to travel within the UK, with occasional international travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of the food ingredient portfolio and provide customers with formulation solutions.
• Develop applications across a range of food and beverage categories.
• Develop specialist expertise within 2–3 key market sectors (e.g., Beverage, Dairy, Confectionery, Culinary).
• Collaborate with technical flavour and colour teams to create innovative solutions.
• Support Sales with project prioritisation and customer visits.
• Provide technical support and advice to customers and suppliers.
• Present technical concepts and results to customers and internal teams.
• Manage multiple projects, prioritising workload to meet deadlines.

Skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Independent worker

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Commercial awareness

Education

Honours degree in Food Science or Food Technology

Job description

Applications Technologist Flavours and Food Ingredients

Location: Milton Keynes
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday Friday
Working Pattern: Laboratory-based with hybrid working opportunities
Salary: Excellent salary and competitive benefits package

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Applications Technologist to join a growing Food & Beverage team, providing technical support and application expertise across a diverse portfolio of flavours, colours and food ingredients.

This role would suit a recent graduate with a degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline, or someone with a few years' experience in flavour, colour or food ingredients in an applications, formulation or NPD role.

You’ll combine hands‑on laboratory work with customer interaction, technical problem-solving and commercial development. You will work across a broad range of food and beverage applications, with the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in 2 3 key sectors, such as Beverage, Dairy, Confectionery or Culinary.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of the food ingredient portfolio and provide customers with value-added, total formulation solutions.
• Work on developing applications across a range of food and beverage categories.
• Develop specialist expertise within 2 3 key market sectors beverage is a key sector
• Work closely with technical flavour and colour teams to develop innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with the Sales team to prioritise projects and support customer visits.
• Provide technical support and advice to customers and suppliers.
• Support the development of food ingredient and application strategies.
• Present technical concepts, solutions and application results to customers and internal teams.
• Manage multiple projects, prioritising workload to meet deadlines and customer requirements.

About You

We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded technologist with a passion for food, ingredients and innovation.

You will ideally have:

• An Honours degree or equivalent in Food Science, Food Technology or another relevant scientific discipline.
• Practical, hands‑on experience working with flavours or food ingredients in am applications or development role.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A dynamic, self-starting approach and the confidence to work independently.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative and approachable personality, with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of customer needs.
• Excellent IT skills, including confidence using Microsoft Office.
• A willingness to travel within the UK, with occasional international travel.