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Treatt · 2 months ago

Application Scientist

Lakeland, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Treatt is a company focused on providing solutions to customers in the flavor and beverage industry. The Applications Scientist role involves collaborating with the commercial team to understand customer needs, providing product solutions, and supporting the development and validation of Treatt products.

ChemicalManufacturing

Hiring Manager

Robert Robinson

Responsibilities

Provide demo support for all sales visits, ensuring that demos are created and dispatched within agreed timescales

Accurately compound beverage formulas

Create complex applications using product portfolio knowledge

Assist in the evaluation of flavors in application for briefs/research projects/portfolio evaluation

Work with sensory team to conduct sensory testing and participate in taste panels and project evaluations as needed

Support internal and external customers with product information and labelling

Identify key requirements of a customer brief and work accordingly

Work collaboratively with global Applications counterparts

Use market trends to feed into projects and departmental initiatives

Support Sales Team on customer visits where required

Attend company and industry events independently

Have a basic understanding of IT systems used within the department to fulfil the role. These include JDE, STARS, SDS viewer, MADs, WERCs, Cascade, TIPPS, SharePoint and Salesforce

Carry out basic wet chemistry to analyze prototype samples

Follow change control procedures for setting up new items, amending BOMs and specifications and issuing Fast Feasibility documents and subsequent scale up processes

Sample a range of ingredients from stock following health & safety procedures

Ensure that the working area in the laboratory is maintained in a clean and orderly condition and that any hazard or potential hazard is reported

Ensure that HACCP protocols are put into effect in the lab

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the department

Work continuously to maximize potential revenue and contribution

Carryout daily checks on a rotational basis to ensure the working area is maintained to a high level

Write & review Standard Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments

Perform such other tasks as are consistent with the general description

Act in the best interest of Treatt PLC at all times

Qualification

FlavorBeverage regulationsProduct developmentWet chemistryComputer skillsEthical managementResiliencePlanningOrganizingCommunicationCustomer focusIntegrityTime managementProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree ideally in a food related degree or science

Minimum of 1 Year experience in a similar role

Experience of handling a range of ingredients used within the F&F and FMCG industry

Experience developing new products and implementing new technologies

In depth understanding of US flavor and beverage regulations

Intermediate computer skills are essential

Communication – The ability to give and gather information and to actively manage the communication process

Customer Focus (Internal and External) – Actively pursue the highest level of customer service

Integrity and Ethical Management – The ability to work ethically according to professional and company values

Resilience – The ability to be resilient and to achieve through repeated effort

Planning and Organizing – The ability to plan, organize and priorities work. Balancing resources, skills, priorities, and timescales to achieve objectives

Motivation – The ability to support and encourage individuals and teams so that they give their best

Influencing – The ability to influence and persuade others

Time Management – The ability to make most effective use of one's own time and that of others

Commercial, Financial and Technological Awareness – The ability to apply understanding of the company and industry to improve effectiveness and profitability

Delivering Results – The ability to effectively manage workload and priorities accordingly to deliver results on time. The ability to effectively challenge when results aren't being achieved

Developing Self – The ability to focus on own development and to take action to learn

Adaptability/Change Management – The ability to respond and adapt to changing circumstances and to manage, solve problems and provide solutions in a climate of ambiguity

Health & Safety – The ability to apply knowledge, training, skills, and experience to ensure tasks are performed in a safe manner

Practical Skills – The ability to apply training and knowledge to complete activities where observation and recording results are essential

Problem Solving, Thinking and Communication Skills – ability to identify and define problems, generating alternative solutions, evaluating, and selecting the best alternative and implementing the selected solution

Personal Attitude and Professional Ethics – The ability follow personal and professional standards of behavior in line with company values

Dissemination Skills – The ability to pass on information, knowledge, and opinions to a wider audience