Beverage Technologist

Overview

You will lead beverage development projects within a global, innovation-driven team, translating customer briefs into robust, commercially viable drinks. Collaborating with applications, creative, sales and procurement groups, you shape new flavours and ensure regulatory and technical compliance. The role combines hands-on formulation with cross-functional influence to win new business and strengthen customer relationships. It offers exposure to international facilities and a focus on sustainable, high-quality product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead beverage development projects from brief to completion
• Develop formulations meeting customer, technical, regulatory and commercial needs
• Evaluate flavours for beverage applications and select optimal solutions
• Collaborate with creative teams to realise new flavour concepts
• Support customer presentations and technical meetings
• Participate in sensory panels and assess product performance
• Maintain and develop flavour performance data through evaluations
• Ensure traceability and documentation of recipes and projects
• Collaborate with UK and global colleagues to meet customer expectations
• Support research, portfolio evaluations and raw material assessments
• Work with procurement and technical teams to assess new materials
• Contribute ideas to innovative application concepts
• Maintain EH&S/HACCP-compliant lab environment
• Share knowledge and develop the wider team
• Travel occasionaly to international facilities

Key requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as Beverage Technologist or equivalent in manufacturing or flavour industry
• Experience in beverage formulation and product development
• Experience in food manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of flavour application and beverage development
• Ability to independently manage projects, priorities and deadlines
• Confident communication with colleagues, customers and stakeholders
• Relevant scientific, food science or technical background

• Innovative and curious
• Highly organised and detail-oriented
• Commercially minded with cost awareness
• Beverage formulation
• Flavour application
• Sensory evaluation/panels

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