Quality & Food Safety Specialist
About the job
- Ability to troubleshoot formula and production errors alongside production when product parameters do not meet specification.
- Ability to make timely decisions, address root causes, and respond to quality and laboratory issues.
- Ability to work independently, gather and analyze information, simplify complex issues, and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to support safety programs, quality standards, continuous improvement, and team accountability.
- Support and proactively participate in safety programs and demonstrate safety leadership through personal behavior while promoting accountability within the quality control laboratory.
- Ensure laboratory operations are conducted safely and meet company health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Ensure technicians on the Quality Team are adequately trained in their assigned duties.
- Ensure laboratory equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained according to requirements.
- Conduct shelf life studies when appropriate.
- Create and update laboratory standard operating procedures as needed.
- Order laboratory supplies and maintain appropriate inventory levels, including generating and receiving purchase orders.
- Generate and complete Shelf Life Extension Authorization Forms and Product Information Update Forms.
- Ensure all raw materials requiring sampling and testing are completed according to requirements.
- Serve as the primary backup in the absence of other laboratory technicians.
- Assist with investigations and implement corrective actions resulting from complaints, audits, and internal preventive actions.
- Participate as a member of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points team.
- Serve as an internal auditor for Good Manufacturing Practices auditing and support maintenance of British Retail Consortium certification.
- Support the Quality Manager during customer and regulatory audits.
- Participate in Continuous Improvement Teams.
- Coordinate contact with external laboratories as needed.
- Maintain and conduct the environmental swabbing program.
- Promote mutual respect and maintain a clean and safe workplace.
- Monitor quality levels, identify root causes of quality problems, and take ownership of quality issues.
- Set team standards and responsibilities and provide leadership and motivation.
About the company
Givaudan Sense Colour is part of Givaudan, a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. The company develops and supplies fragrance, flavor, beauty, and wellbeing solutions to clients, combining local insights with global expertise to create experiences that enhance how people look and feel while supporting sustainable, purpose‑led growth. Their work spans crafting scents, food experiences, and color-focused beauty products, aimed at helping brands deliver tangible sensory experiences for happier, healthier lives. Unlike many competitors, Givaudan leverages a worldwide footprint and a collaborative approach with customers to tailor solutions that align with environmental and societal goals.
Company Size
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Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1895
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- EFSA issued positive scientific opinion on Everzure Galdieria on March 16, 2026.
- Givaudan announced a Casablanca development center on September 9, 2026.
- September 2026 Cincinnati property buys signal a $215 million U.S. production buildout.
What critics are saying
- India's Competition Commission opened a fragrance price-collusion probe on August 25, 2026.
- Britain's CMA kept its fragrance antitrust case active on September 29, 2026.
- CSB blamed Givaudan's Louisville explosion after two deaths, shutdown, and demolition.
What makes Givaudan Sense Colour unique
- Sense Colour owns natural-color expertise, led by Everzure Galdieria, with acid-stable blue differentiation.
- Its Casablanca hub localizes formulation for Maghreb and West Africa customers.
- Givaudan combines colors, flavors, and fragrance research across one global customer platform.
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Givaudan Active Beauty's PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth has received its eighth major industry recognition, with the Gold Best Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics LATAM 2026. PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth, Givaudan Active Beauty's breakthrough neuroactive ingredient, continues to gain international recognition, securing its eighth major industry award with the Gold Best Ingredient Award at in-cosmetics LATAM 2026. The latest accolade once again confirms the industry's enthusiasm for this next-generation ingredient, which addresses one of the most emerging areas of skin longevity science: the connection between neuroageing and visible skin ageing. Since its launch, PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth has garnered remarkable recognition in global beauty markets, winning awards from leading industry organisations, including: * in-cosmetics LATAM, Gold Best Ingredient Award - Active category * in-cosmetics Global, Silver Green Ingredient Award - Active category * in-cosmetics Korea, K-Beauty Standout Award * in-cosmetics Korea, Best Ingredient Award - Active category * China, Ringier Technology Innovation Award * BSB Innovation Award, Actives Category - Skin rejuvenation / well-ageing * New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Chemists, Best Active Ingredient Award * Cosmohome Tech Expo India, Emerging Ingredient Award This unprecedented series of awards highlights the ingredient's ability to resonate with brands and scientific experts worldwide. Pioneering a New Frontier: Neuro Skin Ageing Beyond industry recognition, the science underpinning PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth has also gained recognition from the global cosmetic science community. At the 2025 IFSCC Congress, Givaudan Active Beauty's research, "The Ageing Process: Unraveling the Connection Between Neuroageing and Skin Sensitivity", was ranked among the Top 10 podium presentations of the event. Building on this momentum, Givaudan Active Beauty will take part in this year's IFSCC Congress in Australia to present the latest findings from this pioneering research into Neuro Skin Ageing. Backed by cutting-edge research, PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth targets a newly identified ageing pathway linked to the decline of skin nerve fibres and neuronal communication. Clinical studies involving more than 120 volunteers demonstrated significant benefits, including a reduction of apparent skin age by over five years, visible wrinkle reduction, improved skin firmness and the restoration of touch perception to levels associated with skin up to 30 years younger. New Benchmark for Innovation The combination of breakthrough scientific research, proven clinical efficacy and eight prestigious international awards demonstrate that PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth is more than a successful ingredient launch. It represents a new benchmark for innovation in beauty, where scientific excellence, measurable performance and market relevance converge. "The growing international recognition of PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth across Europe, Asia, Oceania and Latin America highlights its position as one of the most awarded cosmetic active ingredients of recent years, confirming Givaudan Active Beauty's commitment to breakthrough scientific innovation." Mathias Fleury, Head of Actives, Givaudan Active Beauty. As momentum continues to build around PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth, its influence is already extending beyond the ingredient itself. Leveraging its pioneering Neuro Skin Ageing approach, Givaudan Active Beauty developed the S3D(R) ReSense concept, which recently received a BSB Innovation Award. This latest distinction demonstrates how the science behind PrimalHyal(TM) NeuroYouth is already inspiring next-generation skincare concepts, capturing the attention of industry experts and creating new opportunities for brands seeking differentiated, science-backed innovation About Givaudan Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. Sofw celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with its customers Sofw deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2024, Givaudan employed over 16,900 people worldwide and achieved CHF 7.4 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 15.6%. 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Learn more at www.givaudan.com/fragrance-beauty. About Givaudan Active Beauty Givaudan Active Beauty crafts avant-garde cosmetic actives and high-end specialties that make people look and feel good. Sofw bring nature's most precious gifts to the art of personal care in the form of biotech & botanical high-performing molecules, delighting consumers. Its extensive portfolio of award-winning skin & hair ingredients spans a variety of benefits for human beauty: from well-ageing and self-tanners to radiance, microbiome-friendly, soothers, hydrators, and more. Backed by solid scientific recognition and consumers' awareness, Sofw remain at the cutting edge of this rapidly expanding market to deliver sustainable solutions supporting the growth of its customers. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Learn more at www.givaudan.com/fragrance-beauty/active-beauty. For further information please contact Agathe Parent, Active Beauty Communication Specialist
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Givaudan achieves industry-first dual certification for its Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) programme. Currently covering more than 90,000 products in Company's portfolio Download list 21 Sep 2026 - 07:00 CEST Givaudan today announced that its Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) programme has been certified by TÜV SÜD as compliant with the Together for Sustainability (TfS) PCF Verification and Programme Certification Framework and in alignment with the WBCSD Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT). The programme is the first in the flavours and fragrances industry to achieve this combined independent recognition. This certification recognises the strength of Givaudan's PCF programme, reinforcing the company's commitment to providing customers with transparent, consistent and actionable carbon footprint data across its portfolio. The programme represents an important milestone in enabling Givaudan to measure, track and reduce product carbon footprints at scale while supporting the Company's ambition to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2045. "This dual certification marks an important milestone on our journey to net zero and reinforces the deep interdependency and connection between our own sustainability journey and those of our customers. Transparency and collaboration are the foundation of meaningful climate action, and our PCF programme allows us to deliver robust and consistent data to our customers, enabling us to directly support their own goals and ambitions at the same time as delivering concrete, meaningful progress on our own. It is through this kind of collaboration that we can help catalyse real shared business value and drive even greater transparency as we work together to deliver sustainable growth." Christian Stammkoetter, CEO A Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) measures the greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product. Through its PCF programme, Givaudan assesses emissions for each product from cradle to factory gate, providing robust, science-based data that supports greater transparency and helps identify opportunities to reduce emissions across value chains. Givaudan's certified PCF programme currently covers more than 90,000 products across the Company's portfolio. The programme enables the exchange of standardised carbon footprint data aligned with recognised industry methodologies, helping customers integrate emissions data more effectively into their reporting and decision-making processes. TÜV SÜD is a leading global provider of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services. WBCSD PACT is a global initiative hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to standardise how companies calculate, share, and use product carbon data. Together for Sustainability (TfS) is a global, procurement-driven initiative created by chemical companies with the goal of assessing, auditing and improving the sustainability practices within their global supply chains. This independent recognition further strengthens Givaudan's ability to support customers in achieving their own sustainability goals while contributing to the global transition towards a more resilient, low-carbon economy. Givaudan's net-zero targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative in January 2025, and the Company continues to implement its Net-Zero Transition Plan outlining the roadmap towards these objectives. In January 2026, Givaudan was recognised with its seventh consecutive CDP A for climate action and in May the Company received a CDP A for supplier climate action. For more on Givaudan's latest progress in its climate journey download its Integrated Report at www.givaudan.com. About Givaudan Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. Givaudan celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with its customers Givaudan deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2025, Givaudan employed over 17,500 people worldwide and achieved CHF 7.5 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 14.1%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, Givaudan is committed to driving long-term, sustainable growth by improving people's health and happiness and increasing its positive impact on nature. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Discover more at: www.givaudan.com. For further information please contact Claudia Pedretti, Head of Investor and Media Relations T +41 523 540 132 E [email protected]
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