Confectionery Application Engineer (m/f/d)

ZipRecruiter; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology brand in the food industry seeks a Confectionery Application Engineer for its Peterborough site. This role requires significant experience in confectionery equipment, combining sales support with technical expertise to ensure customer needs are met effectively. You will be integral to various departments, helping to drive innovative solutions and improve equipment processes. Join our passionate team dedicated to shaping future solutions in the confectionery market!

Benefits

Training in various aspects of expertise

Integration into a passionate team

Qualifications

• Significant experience in confectionery equipment and production processes.
• Skills in Controls Engineering.
• Ability to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Sales support and trusted advisor for clients.
• Define and manage technical risks in contracts.
• Provide technical support across departments.

Skills

Technical analysis

Creativity

Communication

Customer-oriented

Team spirit

Education

Mechanical or electrical background

Job description

Job Description

Company description: Baker Perkins, a technology brand of Coperion owned by Hillenbrand, is a trusted technology provider in the food industry, operating from the UK and USA. We offer comprehensive solutions, from design to lifetime support, for leading brands worldwide. Our continuous innovation in equipment and processes, along with services leveraging the latest technology, ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Join us at Baker Perkins, where we push boundaries in the food industry. We are now hiring for our site in Peterborough:

Confectionery Application Engineer (m/f/d)

Job description:

• Sales support and a trusted advisor
• Supporting / defining machine scope
• Proposing creative solutions to challenging opportunities
• Visiting the customer with the Salesperson to establish their requirements to ensure the best technical fit
• Technical expert for our customers
• Reduce technical risks
• Determining the technical risks in the contract
• Manage the main risks and the mitigating actions taken or required during the bid and engineering phases
• Overall technical responsibility for the confectionery equipment range
• Define and agree with the Process Team Technical Solutions for each customer proposal
• Ensuring our equipment is fit for purpose and meets market requirements
• Understanding the process capabilities and the capabilities of the equipment, being the final arbiter in terms of problem solving
• Technical support for our Design department, Field Service teams, and After Sales teams as needed
• Help determine the future development direction within the confectionery product range, including new machines, upgrades, and redesigns
• Understand customer needs in the confectionery market (trends, cost of ownership, throughput rates, etc.)
• Understand market trends and competitors' capabilities

Required profile:

• Significant experience in confectionery equipment and production processes; experience in other liquid process industries (soup, chocolate, dairy) can be transferable
• Mechanical or electrical background, with skills in Controls Engineering
• Capability to undertake technical analysis to solve problems and steer developments
• Creativity and technical ideas
• Solution-driven and customer-oriented
• Good communication skills
• Team spirit and commitment
• Ability to travel internationally for some weeks per year

What we offer: We can teach you the different aspects of our expertise and quickly integrate you into our passionate team.

Join us in Shaping What Matters For Tomorrow!