Flavourist – Sweet

Sweet & Beverage Flavourist – Creative R&D Team

(Full-time, Permanent | Salary £40,000-£70,000 DOE + relocation support possible)

✔️Want a high level of autonomy and creative freedom, outside of a corporate lab environment?

✔️Do you thrive in a close-knit, supportive, family-style environment, where your work is valued, and your ideas are heard?

✔️Want to work in a business that’s growing (15–20% year-on-year), and holds a strong reputation in the industry?

✔️Are you striving to develop into a Senior or Principal Flavourist?

✔️Would you like access to external training, conferences, and university programs to support your professional growth?

Location: UK confidential. Can be discussed during initial conversation.

We’re looking for a talented Sweet & Beverage Flavourist to join our clients flavour creation team. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where you’ll have the autonomy to innovate, collaborate, and make a genuine impact on a company that values craftsmanship, quality, and people over corporate formality.

About the Role

You’ll be joining a small but dynamic R&D creation team , currently made up of flavourists and process specialists working closely together to craft outstanding liquid sweet flavours , from classic profiles like raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, and biscoff , to more imaginative “blue sky” briefs – your creativity will take centre stage.

You’ll work directly with customers, the sales team, and the process department to turn ideas into successful, market-ready products.

What You’ll Do
• Create and develop liquid sweet and beverage flavours , including those designed for spray drying.
• Work on creative concept flavours and customer briefs from ideation through to delivery.
• Match existing flavours using sensory skills or analytical reports from third-party services.
• Collaborate closely with the sales and process teams and take part in customer meetings and presentations.
• Help shape and influence the company’s flavour direction as it continues to grow.

What We’re Looking For
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a flavourist
• Proven ability to create and match sweet and/or beverage flavours independently
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a small team.
• Strong sensory and creative skills – able to interpret complex briefs and turn them into successful flavours.
• Experience reading and interpreting analytical reports (GCMS data provided by third parties).
• Personable and adaptable – someone who will fit naturally into a family-oriented, collaborative company culture .

Key Performance Indicators
• Successful delivery of innovative and high-quality new flavours.
• Accurate and timely flavour matching.
• Effective collaboration across teams and with customers.
• Smooth integration into the company’s creative and family-style environment.

Additional Details
• Travel: Occasional customer visits and off-site meetings required.
• Interviews: Initial conversations can be held remotely or off-site, with a second-stage visit to tour the lab and meet the team.
• Start Date: Flexible. From immediate availability through to early next year.

If you’re a flavourist who’s passionate about creation, collaboration, and working in a genuinely supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today to join a company where great flavours, and great people, truly thrive.