Java Developer jobs in Germany

Ideally, you live in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, or Romania.

Please describe your experience with the applications listed below in a Cover Letter. This is a mandatory part of your application.

We are seeking a Bakery & Confectionery Application Technologist (m/f/d) for an international Food Ingredients Distributor operating in Europe and Africa. The applications include chocolate, coatings, compounds, baked goods (including savory snacks), bakery enzymes, confectionery (e.g., gummies, dragees, candies), fine bakery glazes, fillings, and bars.

The role involves:

• Serving as an expert in both theoretical and practical aspects of specific application areas.
• Identifying market trends and translating them into recipes, concepts, and campaigns.
• Developing expertise in new ingredients, exploring their synergies, and creating application-focused knowledge.
• Designing and delivering application training programs and client seminars.
• Acting as the primary contact for Technical Sales Managers requiring application support for key projects.

Location: Can be based in a home office in Western or Eastern Europe.

Key Tasks:

1. Technical Support and Development

• Develop concepts, campaigns, and recipes using a wide range of ingredients, tailored to local preferences.
• Provide technical support on ingredients, formulations, and processes for key projects to enhance service levels.

• Design and conduct training programs to enhance the technical expertise of TSMs.
• Collaborate to identify global trends and document learnings from trials and testing.

• Design trial protocols and provide expertise during client visits and lab trials.
• Support key clients at their facilities to advance projects.

• Engage with suppliers' labs and technical teams to stay updated on ingredient developments.
• Assess new ingredients and stay informed on EU regulatory requirements.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Food Technology or related field with 5+ years of experience, or vocational certification with 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep technological knowledge in application areas within the segments.
• Proven ability to design and execute complex experiments.
• Solutions-oriented mindset with a focus on value-added ingredients.
• Creative, innovative thinking and strong communication skills.
• Proactive, analytical, and supportive approach.
• Willingness to travel (~60%), including regular lab presence.

Please describe your experience with applications such as chocolate, coatings, compounds, baked goods (including savory snacks), bakery enzymes, confectionery (e.g., gummies, dragees, candies), fine bakery glazes, fillings, and bars in your Cover Letter.

We are also looking for a 2nd Technologist for the role of Savoury, Culinary, and Meat Application Technologist.

Applications include savory dishes, snacks, sausages, hams, injected meats, fish products, spreads, and plant-based alternatives.

GFIC is a boutique recruitment consultancy based south of Munich, founded by Alfred Geiger in 2006. We specialize in:

• Food ingredients, starch, glucose, sweeteners, flavors, fruit preparations, beverages, dairy, nutraceuticals, pharma, colors, cosmetics, hydrocolloids, and more.
• Full-time and interim recruitment, advisory board members, and C-Level candidates globally.