RD Technologist

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The R&D Flavor Technician plays a key role in assisting flavorists into flavor compounding liquid and powder, raw material library maintenance, by supporting Kerry Flavorists in project work. The R&D Flavor Technician will help the flavorist to support customer’s project by compounding flavors in liquid and powdered formats. The R&D Flavor Technician will help the flavorist to support operation’s requests by compounding and running identified tests. The R&D Flavor Technician will support flavorist in systems (MDG, ECC, SFDC)

What will you do?

•  Compound a broad range of flavors such as simple mixtures, extracts, emulsions, spray dries, and powder blends in support of sample requests and project needs to fulfill briefs
•  Perform physical, chemical, and organoleptic testing and analysis of flavors
•  Train on relevant regulatory and labeling requirements for flavors
•  Support flavorists on various flavor projects both internal and external
•  Work with cross functional team to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers
•  Participate in sensory panels and other developmental opportunities
•  Process the raw materials and finished flavors through the different Kerry systems to maintain active status
•  Maintain inventory of raw materials and lab supplies
•  Maintain lab organization
•  Support flavorist to enter MDG, SFDC, ECC requests

What will you need to be successful?

•  B.Sc. in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field
•  2 years' experience working in a flavor lab environment

Compensation Data

The typical hiring range for this role is $51,261 to $75,000 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.