VIE - JUNIOR INNOVATION CHEESE TECHNOLOGIST (M/W)

Job description

For our Innovation Centre in Schoonrewoerd we are looking for a result oriented Jr. innovation Cheese Technologist (M/F) - V.I.E. (International Working Program).


In the position of Junior Innovation Technologist you are in charge of several development cheese projects. You will contribute with ideas, manage and/or execute challenging projects related to our Innovation and renovation and Industrial Excellence portfolio. You will especially focus on to create new responsible and superior products (ex: nutritional improvements and shelf life extension), developing new product for new market or study and implement new process to reach the operational excellence in our factories. You will report to the Development Center Manager.

Desired profile

* BSc/MSc Degree in Food Science and/or Technology, preferably with a specialization in Cheese

• Previous experience / internship would be a distinct advantage

• Innovating thinking, willing to work in a dynamic environment

• Preferably Cheese and process related know-how}

About Groupe Bel

Leader on our markets with 5 universal core brands (La vache qui rit, Kiri, Babybel, Leerdammer, Boursin) and strong national brands (Port-Salut, Sylphide, Bonbel…), we are present in more than 120 countries.
We employ 11 000 people from 49 different nationalities, and perform a turnover of 2,6 milliard €. Bel's mission is simple: sharing smiles with families through the pleasure of dairy goodness.
As a food manufacturer, Bel seeks to reconcile eating pleasure and nutrition, food cravings and food needs for families all around the world.

Our future associates are easily identifiable: with enthusiasm and openness, they are attracted by jobs in the food processing activities. With a team spirit and a communicative sense of entrepreneurship, they are the illustration of our brands: smiling, internationally oriented and leaders!

Bel Leerdammer is part of Bel Group, which has turned the traditional product of cheese into an innovative concept. Situated in Schoonrewoerd, we produce and develop branded cheeses and cheese products of high quality under the Leerdammer brand, which wants to delight the consumer with devotion, knowledge and craftsmanship.
We currently employ 385 people in three production facilities in Schoonrewoerd, Wageningen and Dalfsen.
Schoonrewoerd is also the driving force behind the Leerdammer brand: the centre where R&D, Marketing and Operations are working together in close cooperation with country teams and the central Bel Group divisions.

Bel's brands in the Netherlands are La Vache Qui Rit, Leerdammer, Port Salut and Mini Babybel.