Function
If you’re looking to join a fast-growing company that offers naturally innovative ingredients in high demand for bakery, culinary, and nutrition applications, join us!
As part of an R&D team responsible for the application development of our B2B ingredients for the Bakery, Culinary, and Nutrition industries, we are seeking a Senior Technical and Application Support Engineer. This is a key role at the heart of the growth of our Bakery & Pastry business in Europe (including the United Kingdom).
As a senior engineer, you will serve as the technical point of contact for the sales teams. You will be at the center of the rollout of a major nutritional and clean-label innovation launched less than three years ago. Your expertise will help unlock the full potential of our ingredients: you will demonstrate their performance, ensure their safe implementation, and support customers in their use.
Main Goal
Our main responsibilities will include to :
- Provide technical advice on our ingredients to the sales team and customers in Europe and the UK
- Lead a customer development project, including conducting application tests in our laboratories (in France or the Netherlands).
- Conduct application tests at customers’ laboratories or production facilities
- Prepare and presente finished products containing our ingredients to customers
- Participate in the development, characterization, and promotion of new ingredients
- Monitor industry literature and competitive intelligence
Job description
As part of a team specializing in Bakery and Culinary, based in the Puy-de-Dôme and Pas-de-Calais regions, you will work at the heart of a multidisciplinary and international ecosystem.
Reporting directly to the R&D Manager of the Bakery Culinary division, you will collaborate daily with the R&D, sales (France, Netherlands, UK), marketing, production, and quality teams, with a focus on co-creation and finding high-value-added solutions.
Based in Riom, within the Bakery Pastry Application Laboratory, you will be a hands-on professional: the role involves frequent travel to client sites and industrial facilities, which is essentisal for supporting projects and ensuring their success.
What we expect of you
You hold a master’s degree or a degree from an engineering school in food science and technology and have at least 10 years of experience in the food industry, in production and/or R&D, ideally in the areas of bread, pastries, and confectionery.
You possess recognized expertise in ingredients and industrial processes, enabling you to confidently participate in industrial trials, ensure the safety of applications, and provide high-value-added technical solutions to clients.
Comfortable in an international environment, you are fluent in English, both written and spoken, and are able to interact with a variety of stakeholders (sales teams, customers, partners).
You are proficient in standard office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and can quickly adapt to new digital tools to support your work and field interactions.
Your professional approach combines teamwork with a high degree of autonomy: you are able to make technical decisions, particularly during industrial trials, and to move forward proactively in a demanding environment.
With an excellent customer-focused mindset, you build lasting relationships based on trust, adopt a solutions-oriented approach, and actively contribute to effective collaboration with both clients and internal teams.
Recognized for your thoroughness, organizational skills, and adaptability, you know how to prioritize and manage
Skills
Your benefits and working environment
By joining Limagrain Ingredients, you’ll become part of a solid organization where a close-knit, friendly atmosphere makes all the difference, and where safety and people are top priorities.
You’ll enjoy a stimulating work environment with an attractive compensation package that includes:
• A fixed salary based on responsibilities and job level.
• A 13th month’s salary, ensuring greater financial visibility and stability.
• Recognition programs such as an annual performance bonus and a profit-sharing plan.
• Comprehensive social benefits, including family health insurance, life insurance, and a supplemental pension plan.
In addition:
• The option to work remotely up to 2 days per week
• A fixed annual work schedule of 214 days, entitling you to RTT days.
• Access to the TeamStarter crowdfunding platform, which allows every employee to propose projects to improve quality of life at work.
This policy reflects our commitment to providing an attractive work environment and fully supports work-life balance.
We also offer a comprehensive onboarding program and regular training to support your professional development.
Finally, joining Limagrain Ingredients means becoming part of an international group that offers real career opportunities, both in France and abroad. It also means working in an environment where every voice counts. We make it a point of honor to value diversity in all its forms and to foster an inclusive corporate culture where everyone feels valued and respected.
Recruitment process
If your resume is selected, we will first contact you by phone to schedule an initial meeting with your supervisor and the human resources department.
Interviews with other stakeholders may also be arranged.
You will receive a response regardless of the outcome of your application, whether by email or phone.