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Savory Flavorist/Senior Savory Flavorist

Hoffman Estates, IL, US  
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Job ID 4683 Date posted 08/10/2024 Category Research and Development

Who are we? Customer-focused experts. Entrepreneurial thinkers. Creative collaborators. Headquartered in the United States, Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Our Research and Development teams shape the future by developing and applying specialized systems, ingredients, and proprietary technologies that bring to life our customers’ food, personal care, and pharmaceutical products.

Who are you? A big thinker who knows how to get results. Every day in Research and Development will bring a new opportunity to put your curiosity and knowledge to use.

Join our Innovation team, and you will use your scientific and technological investigation skills to develop state-of-the-art ingredients and revolutionary formulations and technologies. You will be part of a global network of Sensient scientists who make original contributions to new product developments around the world.

Join our Applications Team, and you will partner with our customers in our labs and at their facilities to achieve their vision, solve their challenges, and bring innovative products to market. You will work face to face with customers large and small, from multinationals with the world’s best-known brands, to cutting-edge startups.

Whether in Innovation or Applications, you will grow personally and professionally while doing exciting international work as part of our winning culture.

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Level: Entry, Mid, Senior
  • Travel : Depends on Role
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We are looking for Applications and Innovation team members who are:

  • Results-focused
  • Collaborative
  • Skilled communicators
  • Analytically rigorous
  • Detail-oriented
  • Intensely curious

Your journey

career path

  • Lab Technician
  • Application Scientist (multiple levels)
  • Technical Service Manager (multiple levels)
  • Technical Director
  • Senior Technical Director or
  • Innovation Intern
  • Innovation Associate (multiple levels)
  • Innovation Scientist (multiple levels)
  • Innovations Manager

cultural points

The Sensient Six are the core values that drive us in our mission.

  • Entrepreneurial
  • Customer focused
  • Develop self and others
  • Collaborative
  • Results driven
  • Know your job
My job gives me the unique opportunity to develop products that I feel passionate about. Being part of an international team, with access to so much know-how and the most innovative technologies, encourages me every day to do my best and to drive innovation.
Lisa Innovation Manager, Germany

Savory Flavorist/Senior Savory Flavorist

Hoffman Estates, IL, US  
Job ID 4683 Date posted August 8, 2024 Job Category Research and Development

At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in the science, art and innovation of color and flavor. We are market savvy and visionary. We are problem solvers. And we will be better with you. 

Our Flavorist role with our Savory Group is a key member of the Sensient team, where you will be required to push boundaries and innovate onsite in the lab, 5 days per week. 

What you’ll do: 

  • Expertly develops flavor solutions including new creations, modifications and duplications across a broad range of Savory flavor profiles for Soups, Broths, Sauces, Dips, Dressings, Meats and Plant Based Meats
  • Supports Sales and Marketing objectives and directly interacts with key customers in support of existing and new business growth opportunities. Understands the commercial aspects of the flavor business
  • Manages transfer of process reaction flavor formulas from bench to production
  • Trains other Flavorists and Application Technologists in flavor chemistry and flavor processing

What you’ll bring: 

  • BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or Food Science related fields.
  • Requires 5-10 years of experience in food ingredient or flavor industry, including spray drying, reaction flavors, liquid and dry compounding in either lab or production environment.  
  • Professional Flavorist Certification through Society of Flavor Chemists preferred. 
  • Previous experience in Food Regulatory, FDA, USDA, QC or Food Product development would be helpful.

What you’ll get: 

  • Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week 
  • An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities 
  • A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond 

About Sensient:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Flavors: 

Sensient Flavors offers innovative, global taste solutions and specialized flavor delivery systems that help bring life to your food and beverage products. Our leading-edge technologies reflect our core philosophies to be dynamic and innovative and to add value to your applications. 

SPONSORSHP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in (country) without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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