Flavorist – Feed Applications

Adisseo France S.A.S • Hampshire, IL

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About The Position

The Flavorist develops, optimizes, and applies palatability solutions for animal nutrition products, primarily for the North American market. Under the guidance of the Flavorist/Palatability Development Manager, the role contributes to innovative, high-performing, and cost-effective solutions that improve feed acceptance and animal preference while meeting quality, regulatory, and commercial requirements.

The position conducts sensory evaluations and product performance assessments, supports customer projects, and transfers palatability knowledge through technical support and customer engagement. It collaborates with Global Palatability, ICS, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Production, Technical, and Commercial teams to address customer needs and support business growth.

Requirements

• Working experience in the flavor, feed additive, or fragrance industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Food Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of chemical profiles and raw material interactions.
• Critical and analytical thinking with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-oriented approach.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment in a matrix-structured organization.
• High attention to detail, autonomy, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% for customer support and visits to global Adisseo sites.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with feed applications and animal nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Support development of global flavor formulations for animal feed applications as part of innovation initiatives.
• Formulate new palatability solutions to address US market needs, technical requirements, and customer-specific demands.
• Modify existing formulations to improve performance, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing simplicity.
• Contribute to research initiatives that improve understanding of animal palatability and feeding behavior.
• Participate in Global Palatability projects, including formulation improvements, product documentation updates, marketing material alignment, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Conduct sensory evaluations of palatability products applied to unflavoured feed matrices at different inclusion levels, assessing performance, stability, and shelf life and supporting customer projects with technical information and guidance.
• Evaluate and approve alternative raw materials and supplier changes using analytical and sensory assessments.
• Support Production, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance teams with formulation challenges, raw material issues, and customer complaints.
• Interpret GC-FID and GC-MS analytical results for quality control, raw material approvals, complaint investigations, and production incidents.
• Contribute to internal and external palatability knowledge-sharing through customer visits, technical presentations, and technical activities.
• Collaborate with the Global Palatability team to exchange insights and support ongoing initiatives.
• Partner with ICS on product development and innovation initiatives.
• Collaborate with Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure product compliance.
• Partner with technical managers and salespeople to support customer needs.

Benefits

• Care program.
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Profit-sharing and performance incentives.
• Continuous training, mentoring, and learning programs.
• Equal access to career advancement and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time