Junior R&D Technical Product Developer (f/m/d)

Ferrero International S.A.; Stadtallendorf; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading confectionery company in Stadtallendorf is seeking a Junior R&D Technical Product Developer to improve production processes and ensure product quality. This role requires a degree in food technology or process engineering and fluency in German and English. You will benefit from a dynamic work environment and various development opportunities.

Leistungen

Holiday payment

Annual special payment

Health promotion offers

Product allocations

Training opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Successfully completed degree in food technology or state-certified technician specializing in process engineering.
• First professional experience in food production.
• Very good knowledge of MS-Office.
• First experiences in dealing with databases.
• Ability to communicate and work in a team.
• Committed, logical and process-oriented approach to work.
• Fluency in German and English, knowledge of Italian would be a plus.

Aufgaben

• Rationalization and improvement of production technology and processes.
• Continuous improvement of existing products in cooperation with technology and production units.
• Ensuring the quality performance of products, especially for sensory properties.
• Developing technological and quality improvements for existing products.
• Ensuring the industrialization phase of new products.
• Coordination of all product development trials up to industrialization.

Kenntnisse

Filtration in food production

Team communication

Logical and process-oriented approach

Database handling

MS Office proficiency

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Knowledge of Italian

Ausbildung

Degree in food technology

State-certified technician in process engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Junior R&D Technical Product Developer (f/m/d)

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello ®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in 55 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? Nearly 47,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Location:

February 2026 ,fixed-term contract as parental leave replacement

What to expect:

• Rationalization and improvement of production technology as well as warehousing and distribution processes
• Continuous improvement of existing products in cooperation with the technology departmentand production units
• Ensuring the quality performance of the products used, especially for sensory properties and freshness
• Developing technological and quality improvements forexisting products
• Ensuring the industrialization phase ofnew products
• Coordination of all product development trials up to the industrialization of the products
• At Ferrero you will have the opportunity to start an international career and to shape the future of the market leader in confectionery in a very dynamic environment. Become part of the sustainable corporate culture of a family-owned company - characterized by responsibility and team spirit. At the same time you work in one of the most technologized confectionery factories worldwide. You can expect many additional benefits such as holiday payment and annual special payment, health promotion offers (e.g. physiotherapy at the work place), product allocations and a wide range of development and training opportunities.

Who we are looking for:

• Successfully completed degree in food technology or state-certified technician specializing in process engineering
• First professional experience in food production
• Very good knowledge of MS-Office
• First experiences in dealing with databases
• Ability to communicate and work in a team
• Committed, logical and process-oriented approach to work
• Fluency in German and English, knowledge of Italian would bea plus

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your application via our online portal to Laura Trümner , Human Resources.