Applications Technologist - Flavours and Food Ingredients

Applications Technologist – Flavours and Food Ingredients Location: Milton Keynes Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday Working Pattern: Laboratory-based with hybrid working opportunities Salary: Excellent salary and competitive benefits package The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Applications Technologist to join a growing Food & Beverage team, providing technical support and application expertise across a diverse portfolio of flavours, colours and food ingredients. This role would suit a recent graduate with a degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline, or someone with a few years' experience in flavour, colour or food ingredients in an applications, formulation or NPD role. You'll combine hands-on laboratory work with customer interaction, technical problem-solving and commercial development. You will work across a broad range of food and beverage applications, with the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in 2–3 key sectors, such as Beverage, Dairy, Confectionery or Culinary. Key Responsibilities * Develop a strong understanding of the food ingredient portfolio and provide customers with value-added, total formulation solutions. * Work on developing applications across a range of food and beverage categories. * Develop specialist expertise within 2–3 key market sectors – beverage is a key sector * Work closely with technical flavour and colour teams to develop innovative solutions. * Collaborate with the Sales team to prioritise projects and support customer visits. * Provide technical support and advice to customers and suppliers. * Support the development of food ingredient and application strategies. * Present technical concepts, solutions and application results to customers and internal teams. * Manage multiple projects, prioritising workload to meet deadlines and customer requirements. About You We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded technologist with a passion for food, ingredients and innovation. You will ideally have: * An Honours degree or equivalent in Food Science, Food Technology or another relevant scientific discipline. * Practical, hands-on experience working with flavours or food ingredients in am applications or development role. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * A dynamic, self-starting approach and the confidence to work independently. * Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. * A collaborative and approachable personality, with the ability to build positive working relationships. * Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of customer needs. * Excellent IT skills, including confidence using Microsoft Office. * A willingness to travel within the UK, with occasional international travel