You will analyse production and packaging processes, work to improve quality and yield, and support new-product scale-ups. The role combines process expertise, project coordination and close shop-floor collaboration in Leeuwarden.
As a Process Technologist in Leeuwarden, you analyse production and packaging processes to improve quality and yield. You also develop investment plans for new machinery and process and packaging lines.
The role
- Analyse production and packaging processes to identify improvements in quality and yield.
- Develop investment plans for purchasing machinery and process and packaging lines.
- Support the scale-up of new products and packaging, and embed the work in procedures and work instructions.
- Build shop-floor employees’ knowledge and technical understanding through instructions and training.
- Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, R&D and Quality, and liaise with machine suppliers and external advisers.
- Contribute to the plant team, Continuous Improvement team and HACCP team, and report to the plant manager.
What you bring
- HBO-level education and professional reasoning, with a relevant qualification such as Process Technology, Technical Business Administration, Food Technology or Chemical Technology.
- Experience as a process technologist and familiarity with production processes in the food sector.
- Interest in or affinity with continuous improvement.
- Confidence on the shop floor and the ability to persuade and motivate others.
- Initiative, a focus on optimization and the ability to get the most from existing and new production processes.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to lead, coordinate and deliver projects from start to finish.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build support across departments.
- An analytical, pragmatic and proactive mindset, with a focus on goals, results and solutions.