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About us:

Welcome to the TAKASAGO Europe GmbH team. Together with our Japanese parent company, we are one of the world's leading producers of flavours. Our sales focus is on Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Around 450 employees from almost 30 nations currently work at our site in Zülpich - the European headquarters for flavours - in production, research, development, administration and sales. Join our team now!

Your tasks:

  • Development of new flavours in lines with customer projects and proactive projects
  • Responsible for the assigned tasks regarding adherence to briefing guidelines considering specified costs, legislation and deadlines to be kept
  • Matching of competitor’s flavours
  • Optimizing and adjustment of existing flavours for special applications
  • Evaluation and utilization of analytical results including chromatography & sensory analyses
  • Evaluation and introduction of new raw materials
  • Handling of projects in close cooperation with Application, Sensory, Marketing, Sales and other specific departments
  • Support of Key Account Managers (customer visits inland and abroad)
  • Support of production regarding the implementation of flavours from laboratory measure into production measure

Your profile:

  • Master degree of Science in Chemistry, Food Science/Food Technology or comparable education
  • Flavourist with more than 10 years of experience in the area of sweet flavour creation
  • Knowledge of sensory analysis tools
  • Fluent language skills in English and good level in German would be appreciated
  • Knowledge on vanilla, vanilla extract and vanilla flavour development is preferable
  • Good teamwork / team player
  • Appreciates to work in an international environment
  • Good communication skills

Benefits:

  • Continuous development
  • 30 days of vacation per year
  • Job bike
  • Flexible working hours
  • Accident insurance
  • Capital-forming payments

Equal opportunities for all:

We welcome applications from people who are as diverse as we are - for example, regardless of age, disability, ethnic origin and nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation or social background.