Senior Beverage Technologist – Procurement Continuity
AG Barr Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Middlebrook • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Leading the formulation aspects of projects from concept through to launch.
- Creating & developing great tasting liquid formulations.
- Use of strong product development & sensory knowledge to validate prototypes.
- Value engineering existing recipes without impacting on product quality.
- Benchmarking of competitor products.
- Managing the introduction of new raw materials into the business using our raw material and recipe management system.
- Working closely with suppliers and manufacturing teams to ensure the successful scale up from lab trials into production.
- Ensuring product quality is consistent throughout shelf life.
- Generating accurate nutritional and recipe specifications using our raw material and recipe management system.
- Providing technical support on consumer & trade enquiries.
- Representing formulation in project meetings.
Requirements
- Educated to degree level with significant experience in a formulation R&D environment or equivalent with a strong knowledge of sensory evaluation tools & techniques.
- Excellent knowledge of formulation and processing in food or drink, both in the development phase and in scaling to a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge and operation of ISO, BRC, HACCP and other quality management systems is essential.
- You will also demonstrate our AG Barr behaviours of Being Honest, Accountable, Connected and Brave.
Benefits
- Uncapped bonus linked to business performance
- Defined contribution Pension
- Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
- Flexible holiday trading
- Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
- Life assurance
- Save as you earn scheme
- Staff sales discount
- Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales
- Annual salary review
- Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and content
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
liquid formulationsproduct developmentsensory evaluationvalue engineeringrecipe managementnutritional specificationsquality managementscaling productionbenchmarkingtechnical support
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationaccountabilityhonestyconnectivitybravery
Certifications
ISOBRCHACCP