Senior Dairy Process Technologist - Butter Optimization

FrieslandCampina; Amersfoort; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FrieslandCampina is seeking a Sr Process Technologist to optimize our butter and dairy processes within the Global Supply Chain Technology team. You will drive efficiency, cost reduction, and product quality improvements in our butter factories, and lead process licensing for capex projects.

The role requires a strong background in (Food) Process Technology or Chemical Engineering, 10+ years in related settings, and proven ability to translate innovations into production scalability while

Qualifications

• Academic degree in (Food) Process Technology, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years experience in food, chemical or engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of butter processes and dairy production.
• Experience in process licensing for capex projects, including technology selection and implementation.
• Structured problem solving and process optimization; Six Sigma Green/Black belt is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance product quality in butter factories.
• Lead process licensing of capex projects and scale innovations to production environment.
• Lead root-cause analysis of complex factory problems.
• Develop technology standards and validate them in factories.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, QA, and Marketing to integrate tech initiatives into business strategy.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality and labeling standards.
• Provide training and support on systems and tools to integrate into the business.

Skills

Process licensing

Six Sigma (Green/Black belt)

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical/problem solving

Stakeholder management

Independent/self-motivated

Butter/dairy process knowledge

Education

(Food) Process Technology or Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

FrieslandCampina is seeking a Sr Process Technologist to optimize our butter and dairy processes within the Global Supply Chain Technology team. You will drive efficiency, cost reduction, and product quality improvements in our butter factories, and lead process licensing for capex projects.

The role requires a strong background in (Food) Process Technology or Chemical Engineering, 10+ years in related settings, and proven ability to translate innovations into production scalability while