R&D Technician - 6-month Fixed-Term Contract M/F/X

Within Symrise, the Taste, Nutrition & Health segment leverages its expertise as well as scientific research to offer its customers and partners unique, sustainable, and natural ingredient-based solutions in the fields of taste, nutrition, and health. With more than 100 sites in more than 40 countries, the segment serves the food and beverage industry markets as well as pet food and aquaculture manufacturers. The segment is divided into two divisions, Food & Beverage and Pet Food, as well as two Business Units, Aqua Feed and Probi.

In close collaboration with food industry professionals, Symrise Food & Beverage develops aroma ranges, natural ingredients, and complete solutions combining the best of nature and science. To meet consumer expectations worldwide, the division develops solutions with remarkable taste, nutritional, and health qualities, serving a wide variety of application areas: culinary products, beverages, snacks, dairy and sweet products, baby food, and health solutions.

We are present in more than 100 countries worldwide and collaborate daily with our customers to develop and launch the ideas and products of tomorrow.

Your missions

• Contribute to the development of new ingredients and innovative products for the Food market as well as to continuous improvement projects for industrial sites.
• Design and carry out R&D trials in the laboratory and at pilot scale, using different processing technologies for natural raw materials (extraction, enzymatic treatment, concentration, drying, mixing, etc.).

• Evaluate the functional, nutritional, sensory, and analytical performance of the developed ingredients.
• Define, plan, and execute experimental protocols, analyze results, and communicate findings to project teams.

• Actively participate in the development of prototypes, from the laboratory to pilot and industrial scales.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within the framework of customer projects and innovation projects.

• Ensure technical documentation, knowledge management, and compliance with quality requirements.
• Be proactive by providing innovative and pragmatic solutions to technical challenges encountered.

Your skills

You hold a Bac+2 to Bac+3 degree in food sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, or food technologies and have at least 2 years of experience in product development within the food industry. Initial experience in applied research, ideally in the field of food ingredients, would be a real asset.

Passionate about innovation and the development of new solutions, you are comfortable in technical environments and enjoy both laboratory experimentation and larger-scale trials. Your practical sense, rigor, and ability to propose concrete solutions allow you to advance effectively on several projects simultaneously.

Curious and proactive, you enjoy working within multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with various stakeholders. Your analytical mind, organization, and taste for innovation will allow you to contribute actively to the development of the ingredients and products of tomorrow.

Finally, you possess an English level that allows you to understand technical documentation and operate in an international environment.

Advantages

• CDD - 6 months to be filled starting in September
• Based in Rennes

• 29 KE - 34.5 KE depending on profile over 13 months

Join a committed R&D team, where a benevolent spirit meets a passion for science to create the innovation of tomorrow.