Vacancy

Senior Technician Food Technology

Netherlands Life Sciences Delft On-site

The Center for Food Innovation is looking for a Senior Technician Food Technology to join the Food Science and Product Development team of Enzyme House.

About The Member Company

We are a global high-tech consultancy company with a team of entrepreneurial engineers, scientists, and digital experts from around the world. Together we form a fast-growing and proud community. We offer consultancy services to high-profile clients globally in diverse service areas, such as:

Technology & Engineering
Energy & Renewables
Life sciences & Pharma
Digital & IT

About this vacancy

CANDIDATES NEED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE NETHERLANDS

As a senior technician, you will work closely together with fellow technicians, experts and scientists from the food science and product development team. You perform experiments that support food enzyme development projects in various business segments, such as Cheese, Milk, Baking, Plant-based dairy and Ingredient Processing.

You are a flexible team player that can efficiently and independently execute lab- and automated experiments, analyze results with a critical eye, and report findings to the project team.

The department is a leading global supplier of food enzymes, cultures, taste and health ingredients and other specialties for many of the leading global and local dairy, baking, beverages, and savory food brands. The Center for Food Innovation (CFI) is the dedicated center for Research & Development (R&D) for TTH and is responsible for the development of food ingredients, cost-effective production processes and solutions for our customers.

Key Responsibilities

Accurately plan, prepare, and carry out enzyme biochemistry experiments in an independent fashion, involving for example enzyme activity assays using spectrophotometric methods and enzyme incubations in relevant food matrices.
Execute developed automation workflows using liquid and solid handling robots in an independent fashion.
Plan and conduct experiments based on technical hypotheses, analyze the collected data, and discuss with scientists and fellow lab technicians.
Enhance laboratory efficiency by automating workflows.
Present findings, draw conclusions, and recommend subsequent actions.
Oversee and troubleshoot analytical equipment, ensuring their proper maintenance.
Prioritize safety in all tasks and activities.

What we expect from you

BSc or equivalent experience in (applied) Biochemistry, Biotechnology and/or Food Technology.
Experience with enzymes and affinity with down-scaled food applications.
Experience with automated workflows such as liquid handlers is a pro, a drive to quickly learn execution of lab automated workflows is a requirement.
>3 years of working experience in life sciences laboratory, within an R&D and/or innovation environment.
A can-do attitude, independent work ethic and a preference for high-paced projects.
Flexible, willing to learn several different techniques and collaborate in multiple teams.
Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and in writing.

What you can expect from us

TMC is an international high-tech consultancy company that brings expertise to their clients in order to support them with the realization of their technological challenges. As such, TMC is operating as an expert center at the disposition of its clients and we help them to be more competitive in an ever more global and faster changing technological world. Our business cell lives by 3 principles:

Best over biggest.
Collaboration over individualism.
Values and ethics over rules.

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