Product Scientist- Extrusion Technology

 

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

 

Location: Wageningen, Netherlands 

On-site

About the role

As a Product Scientist Extrusion Technology, you will:

• Build extrusion capability for dairy-like ALT product applications in-house
• Develop high protein structuring technology via internal and external collaborations
• Test various ALT proteins and their combinations in extrusion
• Cobine extrusion and enzyme technology to functionalize proteins
• Produce product prototypes for improved sensory, texture and performance
• Co-test solutions with application and processing teams for upscaling
  
  

First projects to deliver:

1. Extrusion set-up for cheese extrusion: formulation and basic process conditions
2. Process optimization map: process impact on final cheese texture and performance
3. Testing various enzymatically modified proteins in extrusion, process optimization
4. Extrusion set up to functionalize protein ingredient
5. Pea protein “microparticulation” for creamy mouthfeel
   
   

So, what does it take to be successful in this role?

MSc in the field of food science, food process engineering, food ingredient functionality or similar. 1-2 years working experience “hands-on”. Like hands-on work, can combine learnings cross-teams

• Understanding the link between ingredient functionality, microstructure and product properties
• Ability to translate ingredient properties to targeted benefit: taste, texture, performance
• Understanding processes and processing impact on microstructure (eg impact of share, homogenization, temperature.)
  
  

What’s Next?

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is May 16th.

 

 

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