Senior R&d Technician

Regio Aalst | R&D | technician | Food Industry | pilot | International company
**Your new company**
As a **Senior R&D lab technician Food** you will join an international company active in the** food sector**. They produce and sell an intermediate product that is further used in the food industry. Because of the **international centralization** of the **R&D** **department**, they are looking for a new colleague. It is a company that keeps developing, innovating and wants to produce in a more **sustainable **and **ecological **way.

**Your new role**
- Assist in the **development **and **optimization **of **new product formulations and processes.**:

- Perform various **laboratory **tests **and **experiments**:

- Follow **safety **protocols **in the laboratory and maintain a clean and organized work environment, **including 5S standards**:

- Set up **pilot **setups**, conduct pilot tests and assist in **production testing**:

- Prepare** laboratory scale ion exchange resin columns **and perform refinement tests and activated carbon techniques for e.g. water treatment
- Perform **filtration **processes **for solutions, ensuring quality and purity
- Laboratory and pilot maintenance, **perform** **calibrations** and **maintenance**, including **contacts with suppliers **(for new equipment, for maintenance or repair, etc.)
- Preparation of **SOPs **for laboratory and pilot units and also responsible for some equipment

**Your profile**
- You have a **professional bachelor **or master (Bio-)Chemistry (or comparable) with at least **3 years of experience in a laboratory** or pilot plant **environment**:

- Preferably in the **food **industry**, **biotransformation**, **downstream **processes**:

- You are proficient in** filtration processes solutions**:

- You are familiar with **ion exchange and activated carbon techniques**:

- You have an understanding of separation methods (**HPLC, GC, etc.**) and wet chemistry
- You have good **communication **and** teamwork skills**:

- You speak and write **English **fluently. Knowledge of Dutch and French is a plus

**What you\'ll get in return**
- Competitive remuneration
- Meal vouchers
- Hospitalization insurance
- Group insurance
- International environment
- Innovative company

**What you need to do now**

1101660

A good wage & frinch benefits