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Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand Manager

Job Title: Beverage Technologist

Location: Middlebrook

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours, Hybrid – 3 days on site

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

Lets Grow!!!

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!

Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.

At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There\’s never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for…

At AG Barr we believe that the quality, taste and pack presentation of our products is right at the heart of the success of the business. We pride ourselves in delivering a superior product experience through our rigorous consumer research programme and ensuring the authenticity of our flavours.

As a Beverage Technologist, you’ll join the Research and Development (R&D) function to support the design and development of our great-tasting products, in line with consumer expectations.

Your responsibilities will include…

As a Beverage Technologist your responsibilities will include;

• Creating new recipes as well as modifying existing products in collaboration with the Product Development Manager and Senior Beverage Technologists
• Providing support to the Senior Beverage Technologists, ensuring the formulation aspects of a project are successfully delivered
• Undertaking the sensory validation of new recipes
• Carrying out shelf-life testing for new formulas, reporting the results to the technical lead
• Calibrating and maintaining lab instruments and analytical equipment
• Managing lab raw material libraries, maintaining the stock of lab consumables, and updating lab work procedures.
• Working closely with suppliers and production to ensure the successful scale-up of recipes from lab to production.
• Providing technical support on consumer enquiries, trade enquiries and technical developmental issues

What you’ll bring…

The successful candidate will have;

• Been educated to degree level, ideally in a Food Science or equivalent discipline
• Previous experience within the food industry or a laboratory environment would be an advantage
• Good written and oral communication skills are essential as you’ll be interfacing with technical and non-technical colleagues internally and externally, in addition to reporting test results
• A good attention to detail in order to accurately formulate new recipes and to identify potential abnormal reactions taking place within the product. You must also have a good nose and sense of taste, which is essential in critically assessing any products developed
• Proven ability to self-motivate and use initiative, as you’ll be creating multiple iterations of a product which meet the Product Development Manager’s brief

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• 34 days holiday
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review

And much more!

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won\’t meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application – you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is 3rd August 2025

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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