Flavor Development Specialist

4 weeks ago


Salt Lake, Utah, United States Sensapure Flavors Full time
Job Summary:

Sensapure Flavors is a dynamic and innovative flavor house based in Salt Lake City, with a team of experienced industry professionals, skilled flavor chemists, and product development experts. We design and provide flavor systems for food and nutrition companies worldwide.

The Flavor Development Specialist assists flavor chemists by sourcing and verifying raw materials, preparing solutions, and compounding flavors. The goal is to have the specialist enter a seven-year certified flavor chemist training program conducted by Sensapure's senior flavorists and achieve full flavorist certification by The Society of Flavor Chemists.

Main Job Functions:
  • Responsible for maintaining laboratory inventory of ingredients, equipment, packaging, and general supplies, and checking raw materials for quality.
  • Responsible for data entry for completion of projects.
  • Responsible for the production of finished product samples to support project work.
  • Assist in sample preparation, testing, formula creation process, maintaining flavor library, participation in ideation sessions, and other lab work as assigned.
  • Conducts physical, chemical, and organoleptic testing; makes oral and written observations and judgments on process and outcome to provide feedback to chemists.
  • Maintains a safe and professional laboratory environment; complies with government and company safety directives.
  • Utilizes good communication skills, both written and oral; enters and maintains accurate and thorough records as required.
  • Attend staff meetings on a regular basis.
  • Help maintain the lab, i.e. washing glassware, filling flavors, cleaning out refrigerators etc.
  • Other duties and functions may be assigned.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Food Science, or Chemical Engineering is required.

Required Competencies:

Be creative and curious, competitive, and motivated. Ability to follow detailed product preparation instructions and prepare samples quickly and accurately. Well organized, able to handle multiple tasks daily, and operate in a safe and responsible manner in the lab. Synthesizes complex or diverse information. Collects and researches data. Designs workflows and procedures. Demonstrates attention to detail. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Works well in group problem-solving situations. Skillfully gathers and analyzes information. Exhibits sound judgment. Develops project plans and coordinates projects. Prioritizes and uses time effectively. Manages competing demands. Contributes to building a positive team spirit and displays professionalism. Demonstrates knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and M3. Able to operate machinery, troubleshoot equipment. Able to read and analyze complex documents. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. Basic skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Able to compute ratios and percentages. Demonstrates self-management by consistently being at work on time, taking responsibility for own actions, taking initiative, and meeting productivity standards.

Work Environment:

This position almost constantly works in an office environment. Frequently working with moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and close quarters. Frequent exposure to allergens such as milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.

Physical Requirements:

Continuous use of hands, hearing/listening, talking. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending/stooping, and lifting up to 10 lbs. Seldom climbing stairs, kneeling/squatting, reaching overhead, and pulling/pushing, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

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