Certified Flavor Chemist

Brookside Flavors and Ingredients; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookside Flavors and Ingredients in Addison, Illinois, seeks a Certified Flavor Chemist to formulate, test, and evaluate flavor compounds and blends for diverse food and beverage products. You will collaborate with product development, quality assurance, and regulatory teams to ensure formulations meet industry standards and consumer preferences.

The ideal candidate has a degree in food science or related field, 7+ years in flavor development, and a Society of Flavor Chemists certification.

Qualifications

• Degree in food science, physical sciences, or related field required.
• 7+ years of flavor development experience and a certified member of the Society of Flavor Chemists.
• Experience with the creation and scaling of reaction flavors.
• Proficient in flavor ingredient labeling.
• Proficient in conducting pilot plant work.

Responsibilities

• Create and formulate new flavor profiles for a variety of food and beverage products, ensuring they meet customer specifications and market trends.
• Conduct sensory testing and analysis of flavors to evaluate their performance in different applications, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Work directly with customers to finalize customer projects as is required
• Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies to drive innovation in flavor creation and application.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to establish and maintain quality standards for flavors, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and safety regulations.
• Maintain accurate records of formulations, experimental data, and sensory evaluations, and prepare comprehensive reports summarizing findings and recommendations.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product development, marketing, and production, to support the successful launch and optimization of new flavors.
• Address any flavor-related challenges that arise during the product development process and devise solutions to improve flavor stability and performance.
• Provide technical support and training to internal teams and clients on flavor properties, applications, and trends.
• Collaborate with ingredient suppliers and vendors to source high-quality raw materials and explore new flavor ingredients.
• Ensure that all flavor formulations adhere to safety standards and regulatory compliance, including labeling and allergen management.
• Aid in training Flavor Apprentice(s) in preparation for testing with the Society of Flavor Chemists

Skills

Flavor formulation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in food science or related field

Certified member of the Society of Flavor Chemists

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

Sage X3

E-Book File

Product Vision

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Certified Flavor Chemist

Department: Research & Development

Reports To: Senior Manager of Flavor R&D

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

This position is responsible for formulating, testing, and evaluating flavor compounds and blends to meet the diverse needs of our clients and products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product development, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance, to ensure that all flavor formulations align with industry standards and consumer preferences.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and formulate new flavor profiles for a variety of food and beverage products, ensuring they meet customer specifications and market trends.
• Conduct sensory testing and analysis of flavors to evaluate their performance in different applications, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Work directly with customers to finalize customer projects as is required
• Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and emerging technologies to drive innovation in flavor creation and application.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to establish and maintain quality standards for flavors, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and safety regulations.
• Maintain accurate records of formulations, experimental data, and sensory evaluations, and prepare comprehensive reports summarizing findings and recommendations.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product development, marketing, and production, to support the successful launch and optimization of new flavors.
• Address any flavor-related challenges that arise during the product development process and devise solutions to improve flavor stability and performance.
• Provide technical support and training to internal teams and clients on flavor properties, applications, and trends.
• Collaborate with ingredient suppliers and vendors to source high-quality raw materials and explore new flavor ingredients.
• Ensure that all flavor formulations adhere to safety standards and regulatory compliance, including labeling and allergen management.
• Aid in training Flavor Apprentice(s) in preparation for testing with the Society of Flavor Chemists

Qualifications

• Degree in food science, physical sciences, or related field required
• Desired 7+ years of flavor development experience and a certified member of the Society of Flavor Chemists
• Experience with the creation and scaling of reaction flavors
• Proficient in flavor ingredient labeling
• Proficient in conducting pilot plant work.
• Proficiency with Office suites, as well as ability & willingness to learn new software applications
• Must possess a strong attention to detail and maintain a neat work environment
• Must possess strong and effective communication, organizational & interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively, both independently and as a team, in a fast-paced setting

Technical

• Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Access, and a comfort level with learning new systems
• Comfortable with the use of web-based systems
• Preferred experience in Flavor formula entry in Sage X3, E-Book File, and Product Vision is highly desirable

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit at a desk and stand in the lab for extended periods, using arms, hands and fingers to feel/operate a computer, phone and other necessary office/lab equipment, talk with full power of speech, hear and reach; occasionally may also be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, turn the head and torso, taste or smell.
• Employees may have to exert up to 20-30 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, push, or otherwise move objects.

Work Environment

• Work performed in an office environment with ambient room temperatures, lighting, and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment
• Daily trips out to the Production Department, where exposed to a manufacturing environment with exposure to odors, fumes, noise, and allergens (dairy & food colorings)
• Specific vision abilities include close visual acuity, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is mainly subjected to an indoor office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Non-Hybrid Role

Personal Protective Equipment

• Non-slip steel-toed shoes are required on the Production Floor
• Hairnets and facial hair nets are required to be worn on the Production Floor
• Lab coats, uniforms, or coveralls are mandatory on the Production Floor

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.