Test Baker

**Company Description**
As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for **Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.**

Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to **working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.**

Position Summary

To test and evaluate new recipes and baking techniques.

Main Responsibilities
- Assisting in NPD and EPD projects
- Carrying out the baking trials and reporting
- Taking care of bakery equipment and determination of the needs
- Creating &updating of the test protocols
- Providing technical support to customer requirements in line with the Lesaffre UK & Ireland commercial strategy through bakery process advice
- Participation in trade fairs and customer events
- To train fully and lead/support technical training for internal colleagues and external partners/customers for the Lesaffre expertise in bakery processes, yeasts, sourdough, ingredients, and mixes.
- Staying up to date on market trends, and movements: customers, competition, products

**Qualifications**
Knowledge and Skills
- Lead Baker, Level 3 would be an advantage,
- Experience of baking in the baking industry is essential.
- Proven baking experience and/or experience on industrial lines.
- Customer-oriented, high level of commitment, confident and convincing
- Ability to organise, prioritise, be proactive, react, and manage issues effectively.
- Ability to work in a team, and collaborate with other departments within the company and in the Group.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willing to travel
- Has advanced level MS Office (Word, Excel and power point)

**Additional Information** Please note** - we are unable to sponsor applicants who do not already have current eligibility to work in the UK.

25 days Holiday + 8 bank holidays

Access to the Reward Gateway