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Tobacco Blender
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Posted:
23 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
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Application Deadline:
20 September 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
The Tobacco Blender is responsible for developing maintaining and optimizing tobacco blends to ensure consistent product quality taste aroma and cost efficiency. The role requires extensive knowledge of tobacco leaf characteristics blend formulation sensory evaluation and manufacturing processes. The Blender works closely with Leaf Procurement Product Development Quality Assurance and Manufacturing teams to ensure products consistently meet company and market requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Blend Development & Optimization
* Develop and maintain tobacco blends in line with brand specifications and consumer preferences.
* Create new blends for product development and innovation projects.
* Optimize blend formulations to achieve quality and cost objectives.
* Evaluate alternative tobacco grades and origins while maintaining product consistency.
* Support new product launches through blend design and validation.
* Create new blends for product development and innovation projects.
* Optimize blend formulations to achieve quality and cost objectives.
* Evaluate alternative tobacco grades and origins while maintaining product consistency.
* Support new product launches through blend design and validation.
Sensory Evaluation & Quality Control
* Conduct regular sensory assessments of tobacco blends and finished products.
* Monitor blend consistency across production batches.
* Investigate and resolve blend-related quality issues.
* Establish and maintain blending standards and specifications.
* Ensure flavour aroma burn characteristics and smoking quality remain within defined parameters.
* Monitor blend consistency across production batches.
* Investigate and resolve blend-related quality issues.
* Establish and maintain blending standards and specifications.
* Ensure flavour aroma burn characteristics and smoking quality remain within defined parameters.
Leaf Evaluation
* Assess tobacco leaf quality grades and suitability for blending purposes.
* Participate in leaf purchasing evaluations and selection processes.
* Work closely with leaf procurement teams to understand crop quality and availability.
* Recommend leaf utilization strategies to maximize quality and profitability.
* Participate in leaf purchasing evaluations and selection processes.
* Work closely with leaf procurement teams to understand crop quality and availability.
* Recommend leaf utilization strategies to maximize quality and profitability.
Manufacturing Support
* Provide technical support to production teams regarding blend preparation and execution.
* Monitor blending operations to ensure compliance with approved formulations.
* Support process improvement initiatives within blending and manufacturing operations.
* Collaborate with Quality Assurance to maintain product standards.
* Monitor blending operations to ensure compliance with approved formulations.
* Support process improvement initiatives within blending and manufacturing operations.
* Collaborate with Quality Assurance to maintain product standards.
Documentation & Compliance
* Maintain accurate blend formulations specifications and technical records.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.
* Protect confidentiality of proprietary blend recipes and product formulations.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.
* Protect confidentiality of proprietary blend recipes and product formulations.
Candidate Profile
Education
* Bachelors degree in Agriculture Agronomy Tobacco Science Food Science Chemistry Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
* Formal training in tobacco blending or sensory science would be an advantage.
* Formal training in tobacco blending or sensory science would be an advantage.
Experience
* Minimum 5 10 years experience in tobacco blending within a cigarette or tobacco manufacturing environment.
* Proven track record in blend formulation and optimization.
* Experience evaluating tobacco leaf grades origins and characteristics.
* Practical knowledge of cigarette manufacturing processes and tobacco preparation.
* Experience supporting new product development projects is desirable.
* Proven track record in blend formulation and optimization.
* Experience evaluating tobacco leaf grades origins and characteristics.
* Practical knowledge of cigarette manufacturing processes and tobacco preparation.
* Experience supporting new product development projects is desirable.
Technical Skills
* Strong knowledge of tobacco types origins grades and curing methods.
* Expertise in blend design and tobacco utilization.
* Strong sensory evaluation and organoleptic assessment skills.
* Understanding of cigarette construction and tobacco processing.
* Ability to interpret laboratory and quality data.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production reporting systems.
* Expertise in blend design and tobacco utilization.
* Strong sensory evaluation and organoleptic assessment skills.
* Understanding of cigarette construction and tobacco processing.
* Ability to interpret laboratory and quality data.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production reporting systems.
Competencies
* Excellent sensory perception and attention to detail.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Commercial awareness and cost-management mindset.
* Ability to work cross-functionally with production leaf and quality teams.
* High level of integrity and discretion regarding proprietary formulations.
* Strong communication and technical reporting skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Commercial awareness and cost-management mindset.
* Ability to work cross-functionally with production leaf and quality teams.
* High level of integrity and discretion regarding proprietary formulations.
* Strong communication and technical reporting skills.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
* Consistency of blend quality across production batches.
* Compliance with approved blend specifications.
* Reduction in blend-related quality deviations.
* Successful development and implementation of new blends.
* Cost optimization without compromising product quality.
* Sensory panel performance and product acceptance metrics.
* Compliance with approved blend specifications.
* Reduction in blend-related quality deviations.
* Successful development and implementation of new blends.
* Cost optimization without compromising product quality.
* Sensory panel performance and product acceptance metrics.
Preferred Industry Background
Ideal candidates will have experience with:
* Cigarette manufacturing companies.
* Tobacco leaf merchants and processors.
* Tobacco product development laboratories.
* International tobacco companies such as British American Tobacco Philip Morris International Japan Tobacco International or Imperial Brands.
* Tobacco leaf merchants and processors.
* Tobacco product development laboratories.
* International tobacco companies such as British American Tobacco Philip Morris International Japan Tobacco International or Imperial Brands.
Ideal Candidate
A technically strong tobacco professional with extensive blending experience excellent sensory skills deep knowledge of tobacco leaf characteristics and the ability to maintain product consistency while supporting innovation and cost-efficiency objectives.
