VIE - Junior Innovation Cheese Technologist (M/W)

Description de l'offre

Location, start date, and duration of VIE contract
Schoonrewoerd is the driving force behind the Leerdammer brand: the centre where Research, 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.

For our Innovation Centre in Schoonrewoerd we are looking for a result oriented Jr. innovation Cheese Technologist (M/F) - 12 months V.I.E. (International Working Program) from April 2019.

Main duties
At the Research & Innovation Department, you will produce the best-selling dairy products of the future by creating unique experiences for consumers through sustainable competitive technical advantages. As part of this duty, you will be responsible for delivering ‘On-Time In-Full' innovation projects for one of the Bel Group's five core brands.

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.
- You will cultivate a positive, solutions-focused team spirit to boost the project team's commitment and performance.

Profil recherché

Your profile
You are an engineer specialised in agrifoods, processes, or industrial project management, with experience in innovation project management and/or industrial implementation in the agrifoods industry. You are familiar with project management tools and methods and have knowledge of the main dairy and cheese technologies. You have a proven ability to follow a rigorous scientific approach.

You are recognised for your dynamism and creativity, and you know how to create a climate of trust and get your message across while taking different points of view into account. You should have good enough English to host meetings and create presentation materials.}

À propos de Groupe Bel

BEL GROUP

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.