Yeast Extract Process Engineer (VIE) - USA, 18 Months

Lesaffre; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaffre invites applications for a Yeast Extract Process Engineer on an 18-month VIE contract in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. The role focuses on optimizing production processes, supporting new equipment start-ups, and driving new product development within Biospringer, the Lesaffre business unit.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in food-industrial engineering, with at least 1 year of industrial field experience, fluent English, and strong knowledge of unit operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above, preferably in food-industrial engineering.
• At least 1 year of industrial field experience (postgraduate).
• Fluent English is mandatory.
• Solid knowledge of unit operations of industrial processes.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment with autonomy, initiative, and teamwork skills.
• Strong communication skills and a hands-on engineering mindset.

Responsibilities

• Optimize production processes (autolysis, microfiltration, drying, etc.) alongside the group's industrial management.
• Support the drying department at Cedar Rapids.
• Conduct and coordinate studies and continuous improvement actions in terms of time, organization, and cost.
• Participate in the start-up of new installations.
• Lead industrial trials.
• Take on other assigned projects.

Skills

English fluency

Unit operations knowledge

Multicultural environment

Communication skills

Hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in food-industrial engineering

Job description

Lesaffre invites applications for a Yeast Extract Process Engineer on an 18-month VIE contract in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. The role focuses on optimizing production processes, supporting new equipment start-ups, and driving new product development within Biospringer, the Lesaffre business unit.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in food-industrial engineering, with at least 1 year of industrial field experience, fluent English, and strong knowledge of unit operations.