Application Technologist - Tabak & Nikotin (m/w/d)
Reinbek
Full-time
Permanent employee
Role description
As Chemical Technical Assistance for Tobacco & Nicotine Application, you will support the Flavour Development team with hands-on laboratory work, sample handling, application support, and technical coordination. You will help prepare and maintain flavoured applications for product categories such as vape, heated tobacco products, shisha, combustible tobacco, and oral nicotine. Working closely with flavourists, application technicians, Product & Portfolio Management, Sensory, Science & Technology, and Technical Sales, you will help ensure that samples, materials, and documentation are available for internal development, customer projects, and prototype evaluations. In this role, you will build practical experience in a specialized laboratory environment while contributing to reliable project execution and smooth day-to-day development work.
Your Mission
Sample Preparation – Prepare flavoured applications, raw materials, dilutions, premixes, and experimental blends for Tobacco & Nicotine development and sales activities.
Sample Coordination – Coordinate with production teams to obtain the flavour samples needed for laboratory activities.
Laboratory Documentation – Create and maintain tax-related documentation, sample records, and traceability information for tobacco samples in the laboratory.
Application Support – Support prototype preparation, internal evaluations, customer visits, and sensory testing with well-prepared application samples.
Lab Organization – Maintain development samples, retains, trial materials, stock levels, labeling, storage discipline, and equipment cleanliness.
Cross-functional Support – Work with Product & Portfolio Management, Sensory, Science & Technology, and Technical Sales to support project meetings, evaluations, and customer submissions.
Minimum Qualifications
Training or practical experience in chemistry, food chemistry, laboratory technology, chemical technical assistance, or a related technical field.
Experience with formulations, raw materials, and precise weighing or blending tasks.
Structured way of working with strong attention to detail and documentation discipline.
Business-level communication skills in English and German.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a flavour, fragrance, tobacco, nicotine, food, or adjacent laboratory environment.
Exposure to Tobacco & Nicotine applications, prototype handling, or sensory sample preparation.
Awareness of hygiene, safety, quality standards, and good laboratory practice.
Ability to support several projects in parallel and collaborate across functions.
Experience with regulated development environments or technical sample documentation.
Why you'll love working here
Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
Flexible working hours and 30 days paid vacation per year
Salary bands for a fair corporate culture
Monthly allowance of €50 for your BAV
Annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path
Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
Relocation costs can be reimbursed on a pro rata basis
Regular company events such as summer party, Christmas party
Paid team dinners or activities for each team twice a year
Free parking right outside the door
Perks and benefits: JobRad, subsidized lunch, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses and discounted memberships at several gyms and for the Wellpass
Fresh fruit, free drinks and snacks in the office
About us
At Arethia, we fuse our long-standing reputation with a continual push for progress. A rapidly expanding player in the flavour industry, Arethia specialises in delivering innovative taste solutions and co-creating products that consumers love. For more than 70 years, Arethia has been known for its close collaboration with customers and the highest quality standards. With over 350 employees spread across Germany, Switzerland, Dubai, and Indonesia, we aim to shape the future of flavours with a culture that values agility, transparency, and talent.