Beverage Innovation & Formulation Lead

drnewitt.vincere.io; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

drNewitt is seeking an experienced Beverage Technologist to join a leading food manufacturing team in Suffolk. You will lead development projects, translating customer briefs into innovative, commercially viable beverages with strong flavour concepts.

You will work with applications, creative, sales and procurement teams, evaluating flavours, supporting customer meetings and contributing to continuous product improvement. Occasional international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' beverage technologist or equivalent formulation/development experience.
• Proven beverage formulation and product development experience.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of flavour application and beverage development.
• Ability to independently manage projects, priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead beverage development projects from brief through to completion.
• Develop innovative beverage formulations that meet customer, technical, regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Evaluate flavours across a range of beverage applications and select the most appropriate solutions.
• Work closely with creative teams to bring new flavour concepts to life in finished applications.
• Support customer presentations, technical meetings and working sessions.
• Participate in sensory panels and assess product suitability and performance.
• Maintain and develop flavour performance data through finished-product evaluation and profiling.
• Ensure accurate traceability and documentation of application recipes and project work.
• Collaborate with UK and global colleagues to ensure projects are delivered effectively and to customer expectations.
• Support research projects, portfolio evaluations and new raw material assessments.
• Work with procurement and other technical teams to evaluate and introduce new raw materials.
• Contribute ideas and technical expertise to the development of innovative application concepts.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised laboratory environment in line with EH&S and HACCP requirements.
• Share knowledge and best practice with colleagues and contribute to the continual development of the wider team.
• Be prepared to travel occasionally to international facilities when required.

Skills

Beverage formulation

Project management

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

HACCP knowledge

Education

Food science degree

Job description

drNewitt is seeking an experienced Beverage Technologist to join a leading food manufacturing team in Suffolk. You will lead development projects, translating customer briefs into innovative, commercially viable beverages with strong flavour concepts.

You will work with applications, creative, sales and procurement teams, evaluating flavours, supporting customer meetings and contributing to continuous product improvement. Occasional international travel may be required.