Product Development Technologist

About this role

Hire Resolve is recruiting for an established food flavouring and seasoning manufacturer in Midrand, Gauteng. The purpose of the role is to create new flavours and seasonings and turn customer briefs into workable technical solutions.

What you’ll do

• Build flavour profiles from the ground up, with a sweet or savoury focus.
• Find and fix problems in existing formulations.
• Read customer briefs and convert them into technical product solutions.
• Use sensory and olfactory evaluation as part of your development work.
• Make sure your development work meets food and flavour regulatory requirements.

What you need

• A diploma or degree in Food Technology, Food Science or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in flavour or seasoning product development (essential).
• A proven track record in developing flavours (non-negotiable).
• Experience in a flavour house, seasoning manufacturer or a similar environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• A solid understanding of flavour formulation principles.
• Strong sensory and olfactory capability.
• A structured, methodical approach to product development and problem-solving.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements for food and flavour development.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a technologist who already has hands-on flavour or seasoning development experience. You should enjoy working out why a formula is not performing and be comfortable judging flavour through your senses. A careful, organised approach will help you here.

Tips before you apply

• Have your qualification certificates and a detailed record of your work history ready, including dates and employers.
• Describe specific flavour or seasoning projects on your CV, showing the problem, your formulation approach and the result.
• Show your years of flavour development experience clearly, and state any regulatory work you have done.