Back to jobsOwn end-to-end product development for beverages: concepting, bench-top formulation, microthermic runs, pilot, and plant trials through launch.
Formulate beverage with vitamin-mineral premix.
Formulate around desired shelf life.
Design and execute microthermic/UHT/HTST thermal profiles to emulate commercial conditions and predict product performance.
Translate flavor briefs into scalable beverage systems, optimizing flavor delivery, sweetness, mouthfeel, and masking across bases (dairy, plant, water, protein).
Build and manage experimental designs (DoE) to screen ingredients, processing parameters, and packaging interactions for stability and sensory quality.
Lead microthermic lab operations (scheduling, sanitation, CIP/SIP coordination, run documentation, sample retention, and safety compliance).
Partner with Process Engineering and Operations to define critical control points (CCPs) and tech transfer requirements from lab to pilot/plant.
Characterize product stability using relevant analytics (viscosity, pH, density, osmolality, phase separation, sedimentation, protein stability, heat stability).
Collaborate with Sensory & Consumer Science on test design, data interpretation, and product optimization driven by consumer insights.
Author robust specifications, batch sheets, and process instructions; ensure alignment with QA/QC and Regulatory (labeling, claims, compliance).
Troubleshoot scale-up issues (fouling, burn-on, phase instability, flavor fade, sweetness drift) and implement corrective actions.
Maintain a strong external radar on ingredient innovations, processing technologies, and packaging trends; engage key suppliers and equipment OEMs.
Coach junior scientists and technicians; foster a culture of safety, quality, speed, and documentation excellence.