PROJECT MANAGER (M/F) PERMANENT CONTRACT STRASBOURG

About the company

A leading global player in the field of yeast and fermentation, LESAFFRE designs, produces, and provides innovative solutions for baking, food taste & pleasure, well-being & health, and biotechnology. A family group, born in Northern France in 1853, now multi-local and multicultural, Lesaffre is committed to entrepreneurship with confidence to better feed and protect the planet.

Close to its customers and partners, Lesaffre employs 11,000 employees distributed across 80 subsidiaries located in more than 50 countries. Lesaffre generates a turnover of 2 billion euros.

A subsidiary of the Lesaffre group and an innovative company, LESAFFRE PANIFICATION FRANCE has supported its success for over 100 years through its expertise, its high level of technological mastery, its continuous improvement approach, and environmental protection. Our yeasts are used by industrial and artisanal bakers in the production of breads, sandwich breads, brioches…

Your tasks

Reporting to the Projects Director, you will lead investment and modernization projects for the industrial infrastructure of our agri-food site, within an ambitious context of site decarbonization and modernization. Your main missions will be:

• Supervise and manage the team of 5 to 10 people (permanent employees and external service providers) and coordinate internal teams and subcontractors
• Lead investment projects: identify and analyze investment needs; conduct or supervise feasibility studies; develop technical specifications and investment budgets, ensure monitoring of costs, deadlines, risks, and project performance. CAPEX budget of €5 to €7 M/year.

• Contribute to the large-scale decarbonization project of the site, R2E (Water Reduction and Energy Saving) of the Strasbourg site over the next 3 years with a global envelope of €70 M
• Estimate costs to allow for the preparation of the provisional budget

• Conduct technological monitoring to follow the evolution of techniques and equipment
• Guarantee compliance with budgets, deadlines, and standards (safety, hygiene, environment)

• Ensure the compliance of installations with agri-food requirements (IFS,…)

Requirements

With a Master's degree (Civil, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineer) or equivalent, you have a minimum of 10 years of experience in project management in the process industry (ideally agri-food).

Your key skills are:

• mastery of project management software (MS Project, AutoCAD)
• knowledge of HACCP, ATEX standards, and agri-food regulations
• ability to manage multidisciplinary teams
• in-depth knowledge of production processes
• technical English
• You demonstrate rigor, reactivity, organizational skills, and leadership.

How to apply

Do you want to take on a new professional challenge? Please send your CV and cover letter to: r.donnadieu@lesaffre.com and a.dissay@lesaffre.com before 30/11/2026. </body>