Yeast Extract Process Engineer (M/W) (V.I.E Contract)

Location: Lin Xi, cn

Company Description

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 more than 50 countries.
Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3 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

What you will do

Optimizing production processes (autolysis, microfiltration, drying, etc.) in general in conjunction with the group's industrial management.

Responsibility：

Short-Medium term (2-3 years)

• Help and support the  Process and Technical Manager for China as well as local teams (mostly Project and Production) to implement plant CAPEX
• Write Scope of work (SOW) and Functional Analysis (FA) in the frame of the different technical projects in link with his manager
• In close touch with local automation team + Actenium (3rd party for automation)
• Involved in new equipment’s startup
• Involved in new product industrialization with N&H pilot (based in Laibin)
• Is proactive regarding potential improvement on safety, quality, productivity of the YE workshop (liquid and dry part)

Medium-Long terms

• YE Process and technical coordination in 3 plants in link with local process engineer and production management

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above, major in food-industrial Engineering is a plus

• Solid knowledge of unit operations of industrial processes as well as at least 1 years of industrial field experience (postgraduate experience);

• A fluent English is mandatory. Chinese and French would be a plus.

• Technical sensitivity allow you to be a real field engineer.

• You know how to work in a multicultural context within the framework of projects requiring autonomy, initiative, sense of responsibility and team spirit;

• Good communications skills.

• If you are currently out of China, a minimum of two years working experience is a must.

Additional Information

VIE Eligibility Criteria
✅ You must be between 18 and 28 years old
✅ You must be a citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA)
✅ You must not have already completed a VIE assignment

Why choose this VIE?
🌍 Gain valuable international experience in the USA 
📈 Work on strategic projects in process optimization 
💼 Develop your career in an industrial environment with high-impact 
💰 VIE status = tax benefits and an attractive package 

Ready to take on this challenge? Apply now!