Applications Technologist II

Synergy Flavors • Wauconda, IL

4d • $68,000 - $92,000

About The Position

The Applications Technologist II position specializes in the development of a wide variety of food or beverage products. How You Will Contribute Application Technologist II The position offers you , an experienced Beverage Development Professional, the opportunity to join Synergy Flavors, one of the leading international suppliers of flavor and ingredients to the global food and beverage industry. You will be able to work with a team of technologists that have developed some of the market leading beverage products you see in stores today. Independently owned by Carbery, Synergy Flavors has the benefit of over 130 years of flavor industry tradition. Synergy’s American headquarters is located in Wauconda, Illinois with additional operations in Rochester, New York; Hamilton, Ohio; and Brazil. Additionally, we have operations in the UK, Ireland and Thailand. Our environment is customer focused , collaborative and focused on growth, innovation and continuous improvement. Our objective is simple: to make our clients’ food, drinks and nutritional products taste great. To do this, we employ some of the industry's most creative minds. Position Summary: The Applications Technologist II position specializes in the development of a wide variety of food or beverage products.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Food Science or other applied science.
• 5 or more years of application lab experience in beverage product development.
• Ability to work accurately, quickly and with good laboratory practices across multiple projects within the day/week.
• You must possess good documentation skills, and be adept at working within programs such as Excel, Word & assorted databases.
• Soft skills: we are looking for someone with a positive attitude, a team player, engaging and able to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize finish product formulation using various flavor delivery systems.
• Write production formulas with batching instructions with peer review.
• Participate in routine taste panels to understand flavor language.
• Participates in cross-functional team collaboration on major projects to contribute to winning submissions.
• Work on projects with ambiguity and execute projects with support of Sr. applications technologist.
• Provide technical support to customers during demos and presentations with account managers.
• Stay current with new ingredients, flavor trends and changes to industry standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level