In order to support our strong growth and in line with the Fermentis strategic plan, we are strengthening our Fermentis R&D team and are recruiting a technical manager specialized in fermentation in the field of the spirits, all pure fermentable materials and/or mixtures. This position reports to the Technical Manager, Spirits & Speciality Beverages
In this context, you will be responsible for:
Finally, you may be required to supervise people (trainees, fixed-term contracts, permanent contracts).
You are a qualified agri-food engineer or equivalent, and you master the fundamentals of fermentation and distillation processes with in-depth knowledge of fermentable materials and their production processes.
You have at least 10 years experiences in the field of spirits (fermentation, distillation, in production or R&D (pilot...),.
You also have a keen interest in the manufacture of fermented drinks in their entirety (beer, wine, cider, etc.).
You have a real commercial and marketing mindset, while also demonstrating a perfect command of the innovation process and project management. Collaborative tools are part of your daily routine (0365, Sharepoint, Teams, etc.).
You are able to interact with people, are culturally open and are a good listener. You are also rigorous, analytical, able to summarize and tenacious.
You have a taste for challenge and a strong ability to convince or pass on your knowledge.
You have a sense of the field and of teamwork, and you know how to work independently to make progress on your projects.
As you can work in all the countries where Fermentis is developing its activities, your fluency in English is a prerequisite; fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Frequent travel abroad (up to 50%) is expected.
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