Job Description

Do you want to be part of our team? Join our Food Application Team in Bakel. We are investing in strengthening our capabilities to further accelerate growth. A key pillar of this strategy is delivering deep food application expertise, enabling our customers to produce high-quality, safe, and sustainable food in an efficient and reliable way. To support this ambition, we are looking for a Food Application Technologist

Responsibilities / Tasks

As a Food Application Technologist, you play a key role in supporting and advising customers on food processing applications. Your focus lies on further processing, preparation, and marination within segments such as meat, fish, and plant-based products. You will start as a broadly oriented generalist and gradually develop into a specialist within one of these focus areas. Most of your work will take place on-site at customer locations or via remote support, with occasional activities at our Technology Centre in Bakel.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Act as a technical application expert and helpdesk, supporting customers with questions on processing, preparation, and marination equipment.

• Translate production requirements into optimal process parameters, combining technical insight with hands-on process knowledge.

• Analyze production results and communicate insights clearly to customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.

• Contribute to the sharing and development of application knowledge within your team and across the wider organization.

• Advise customers on food safety, hygiene (HACCP / hygienic design), efficiency, and yield optimization.

• Take a proactive role in innovation and development projects, supporting improvements in processes and products.

• Support the sales organization by identifying opportunities and generating leads.

• Act as a trusted partner and ambassador at customer sites.

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Bachelor, higher education in food technology or knowledge by experience in Food Application (5+ years’ experience in relevant food manufacturing environment).

• Willing to learn; hands-on mentality. Basic technical knowledge (mechanical) to be able to adjust machine setups.

• The job requires regular frequent international travel to our customers.

• Since travelling is big part of the job, base location is less important.

• Excellent reporting and communication skills to customers and other stakeholders, self-supporting team player.

• Fluency in English is required; additional languages are a plus.

Our offer:

• Challenging position within a large international organisation

• Competitive salary with 8% holiday pay

• 25 days' holiday and 13 ATV days based on full-time employment (CLA)

• Travel allowance

• Contribution towards a gym membership

• A position within a company with many opportunities for advancement

Our Values

At GEA we stand for Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Passion and Excellence. If you share the same values, we would like to hear from you. We will consider all equal and we welcome all applications.

What happens once your application is submitted?

You will receive an email l when your application has been processed. One of our Talent Acquisition Partners will review and verify that the applicant meets the qualifications criteria. Once your application has been successful verified and depending on the role you will be invited to a first interview either virtual or face to face. Usually after the second or third interview round we will make a decision.

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