As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.
Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.
In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in nearly 80 subsidiaries based in +50 countries.
Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 2.7 billion euros.

Biospringer , as a Business Unit of Lesaffre, is a key player and global producer of natural origin yeast ingredients for the food industry.
Its comprehensive products range includes yeast extracts, dried food yeasts, yeast-based flavors and more.

Biospringer offers solutions to improve the flavor profile of recipes and participate in the development of healthier everyday consumers' products. With 8 productions plants, a network of commercial teams and Culinary centers around the world and a team of technologists and R&D, Biospringer brings taste and pleasure to consumers.

Job Description

As Agrofood Process Engineer, you will join our production department. Under the responsability of the operation management, your main mission will be:

Optimizing production processes (fermentation, autolysis, drying, etc.) in general in conjunction with the group's industrial management.
Conduct and coordinate with production managers studies and continuous improvement actions (in terms of time, organization and cost).
Participate in the design and start-up of new installations.

It is a non exhaustive list, other mission will be assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree or above, major in food-industrial engineering or biotechnology.
A first experience in a industrial field would be a plus (postgraduate experience)

Skills

Solid knowledge of unit operations of industrial processes
Good communications skills
Open-minded: You know how to work in a multicultural context within the framework of projects requiring autonomy, initiative, sense of responsibility and team spirit

Your skills and technical sensitivity allow you to be a real field engineer

Languages

A fluent English is mandatory.
French (or Serbian or Hungarian) would be a plus.

Additional Information

What can Lesaffre offer you:

We are a successful family-owned company with long-standing history where people truly matter
We promote a sense of fulfilment with a genuine mission: nourish and protect the planet
You will experience intellectual challenges within a strong manufacturing organization.

Additional information

All our jobs are open to people with disabilities.

Contract Duration: 24 months
Desired starting date: September 2024
VIE program - Eligibility conditions : Ba aged between 18 to 28 and be a European citizen. To learn more about the VIE program and eligibility conditions:
VIE Benefits: The company covers the cost of a round-trip ticket (economy class) to VIE's home country per each 12-month assignment

Food process engineer (M/F) - VIE Contract 2 years