Senior Food Technologist

About Us

Established over a hundred years ago, Takasago is a global leading company in the flavour and fragrance industry, having developed flavours and fragrances for some of the world’s most successful manufacturers of foods, beverages, fine fragrances, home, and personal care products.

For over 35 years, we have been a leading industrial producer of L-Menthol, using our core technology, asymmetric synthesis.
This technology enables us to produce unique, novel, and nature-identical aroma ingredients, and in addition, to manufacture pharmaceutical intermediates, functional materials, and other fine chemicals.

Takasago Group maintains offices, production sites, and R&D centers in twenty-seven countries and regions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and formulate beverage prototype based on projects, industrial standards and country-specific requirements.
• Handle and lead beverage application projects such coffee, tea, dairy, plant-based, carbonated soft drinks, fruit juices, energy drinks, flavored water and alcoholic beverages.
• Handle lab process equipment including UHT, aseptic filler, homogenizer, carbonator, hot water bath, autoclave and high shear mixer.
• Good understanding of product heat treatment for different beverage categories to ensure product safety.
• Select and evaluate the right flavor solution in compliance with applications requirements.
• Strong sensory skills to evaluate and select appropriate flavors.
• Understand the commercial needs for the category/market and be the technical contact/support for the key category customers/markets.
• Design, prepare and conduct shelf life testing for beverages.
• Manage raw materials, laboratory supplies and housekeeping.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• Maintain effective communication with team members and clients.

Qualifications:

• Basic sensory skills
• Basic Chemistry
• Basic laboratory procedures and methodology
• Knowledge of flavour-related products
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Preferred 3-5 years of relevant experience in sweet application