Join our dynamic team as a Research Lab Expert Baking and immerse yourself in a world of delightful creations. As a Research Lab Expert in the Test Bakery, you will play a key role in supporting R&D projects by conducting bakery and patisserie trials, driving innovation, and ensuring high-quality testing and reporting.

You will have the chance to explore and experiment with an array of delicious ingredients, shaping the future of bakery and pastry products.

Key Accountabilities

·        You explore new ingredients in a diverse range of bakery and pastry products, including bread, baguette, croissant, cake, and more.

·        Conduct Baking Tests (Bakery & Patisserie): You plan, execute, and evaluate baking trials with precision and consistency. Provide expert insights, challenge test requests, and deliver detailed reports with improvement recommendations.

·        Project involvement : you act as an autonomous project team member, designing test plans (ingredients, processes), interpreting results with conclusion on test series

·        Planning Patisserie Trials & Digitalisation: you coordinate pastry trials and lead digitalisation efforts within the Test Center, supporting implementation across teams

·        Bakery Maintenance & Equipment Management: You ensure the functionality of bakery equipment, manage supplier contacts, and support procurement of materials and tools.

·        Training: you will proactively explore training in order to improve your skills, (new baking technologies, new evaluation methods, knowledge about the effect of ingredients and additives on properties of baked products,..) and share your knowledge across teams

Who are we looking for?

·        You have completed a bachelor degree in food chemistry, food technology or nutrition and dietetics or a baker's program with relevant experience (R&D, food technology).

·        Knowledge in baking technology (effect of ingredients, evaluation of multiple options,..) and texture measurement

·        You are well organized and flexible and you like to work in a team. You have a real interest in the baking process and new technologies in the bakery/pastry sector.

·        You work extremely accurately and systematically and you are familiar with current PC applications (Word and Excel).

·        A good knowledge of English is important for internal communication and reporting. In addition, knowledge of Dutch and / or French is a plus.

Why should you join Puratos?

You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You will actively participate in the development of innovative products. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as:

·        Meal vouchers (8€/day)

·        Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos

·        13th and 14th month bonus

·        Minimum 5 training days per year

·        Responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work

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Who are we?

Puratos is a growing, international, Belgian family business with a team of more than 11 000 employees worldwide. Since 1919, we have been developing, producing and distributing innovative ingredients for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors and helping our customers to be successful. We are committed to the health and well-being of people and protecting the planet.

Are you looking for the right recipe for your career? Choose Puratos, a Top Employer in Belgium.

We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.

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