DANONE is a global food company holding top positions in healthy food through its four businesses: Essential Plant based and dairy products, Specialized Nutrition and Waters. Its mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies commitment to human progress and business success. It gives meaning to the work of our 100,000 Danoners worldwide on an everyday basis.

For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting career opportunities, Danone truly has something special inside.

The Danone Advanced Technology Team is one of the global Research and Innovation Teams of Danone. Its mission is to DELIVER BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE VALUE, BENEFITING PEOPLE AND PLANET!

More specifically, the Advanced Technologies – Ingredients department is in charge of developing innovative ingredients and providing expertise in the different categories of existing or emerging ingredients as well as anticipating scientific and technological solutions through the promotion and development of our ecosystem.

The Enzyme team's mission is to 

• Designs innovative technological solutions based on biotransformation to accelerate category growth by responding to global brand briefs.
• Supports innovation through qualification and scale-up of new technologies enabling disruptive solutions for our market.
• Leverages a strong ecosystem of partners.

The mission of the technician is as follows:

• In support of the Sr Scientist, contributes to the development of Danone's expertise and know-how in the field of enzymes.
• Leads or contributes to the delivery of work packages for the characterisation, application and industrialisation of enzyme technology for the Essentiel Dairy and Plant Based divisions.
  • Defines action plans and/or recipes (formulas, process, analytical plan, schedule) in collaboration with the project manager or work package manager,
  • Makes test/analysis requests (Artemis/Smile)
  • Carries out enzyme tests (independently or with the Danone pilot or enzyme suppliers) in collaboration with the engineer or other project technicians
  • consolidates test results and draws up reports (alone or in collaboration with the engineer or other project technicians)
  • Meets deadlines and guarantees the quality of test execution
  • Warns of any difficulties and makes proposals
  • Contributes to the analysis of results and the physico-chemical and sensory characterisation of products.
  • Capitalising on data relating to enzymatic tests.
  • Drafting toolkits and recommendations for the application of enzyme solutions.
  • drafting the CIR.

• Participates in technology watch and technology capitalisation in the field of biotechnology.
• Takes part in optimising laboratory processes (participates in joint laboratory actions, is responsible for specific equipment, upgrades equipment as required).

The Enzyme technician 

• May supervise 1 apprentice or 1 trainee.
• Travels to suppliers and/or Utrecht and/or one of our plants for tests.

In this role, the Enzyme technician will be in contact with

• Other R&I global teams
• The purchasing team
• Food Law ;
• Plants
• External partners ((scientific and industrial)
• The Global Quality and Food safety team 

About You:

With 2 or 3 years of higher education (bachelor degree or equivalent), the candidate will have a degree in biochemistry, agri-food or microbiology. He/she will have at least 2 years' experience in dairy technology. Experience in enzymology would be a plus.

Agile, dynamic, autonomous and with a strong team player mindset, he/she will have a good command of office software (particularly Excel).

As the enzyme technician will have interactions outside of France, fluency in French and in English is essential. 

One Planet, One Health - BY YOU! 

Our four core values "HOPE": HUMANISM, OPENNESS, CLOSENESS and ENTHUSIASM serve as our compass.   

Every day, you will make decisions that impact our economic and societal performance, as well as our ability to achieve our ambitions.    

At Danone, you can just be yourself. We are convinced that it is up to YOU to define how you work, develop and progress.   

With us, you will work in a challenging, authentic, and caring environment.    

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