Pilot Plant Technician

For the Danone Global Research & Innovation center in Utrecht we are looking for a pilot plant technician who gets excited about helping our Product and Process Technologists with high-quality products using state-of-the-art processes.

About the Job

In this job, you will work in our Pilot Plant in the Research and Innovation center in Utrecht. You are responsible for testing processes and making the product in pilot phase together with the technologist. They are our customers, so you have a flexible attitude to assist them in answering their research questions.

With your knowledge of the equipment and the food process you are a vital member of our Specialized Nutrition organization. Together with your colleagues from the Shelf Life department, Food Science & Technology lab and Product & Process development, you strive for continues improvement.

In this role you are the expert on processes and equipment in the pilot plant and a partner to colleagues from other departments. You will learn about processes like dissolving, pasteurization, sterilization, homogenization, evaporation and spray drying. You feel responsible for the products that you work with and have added value to the team due to your skills and knowledge of food processing. You will be responsible for some of the equipment.

Your other responsibilities are:

Execution of various types of trials requested by Product and Process developers

Perform maintenance tasks on equipment

Being an active member in cross functional project teams

Responsible for handling different pilot plant equipment

Write instructions and trial reports and communicate them internally

Take care of a safe and pleasant working environment

Compliance with our food safety requirements (ISO 22000)

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension, 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and you will receive a monthly health care allowance. In addition, you can get discount on your gym membership, and we offer initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. We provide continuous learning opportunities through workshops, online courses and training sessions.

We put people at the center of everything we do. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and ideas to the table – the impact you could make might surprise you. We are committed to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA.

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. We are working together to make sure that our brands, like Nutricia and Nutrilon, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good. One Planet. One Health.

Our state-of-the-art research and innovation center builds bridges between food and science and is global in reach, founded on over 125 years of experience in life & food science, technology and user experience and is at the forefront of pioneering advances in specialized nutrition.