Senior R&D Technician - Food Ingredients
Senior R&D Technician - Food Ingredients
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Job Description
At Corbion we exist to champion preservation in all its forms preserving food and food production health and our planet.
Are you passionate about food and driven to create technical and chemical solutions that enhance product quality and shelf life Do you enjoy hands-on lab work and want to understand the science behind what makes products work If so wed love to meet you!
From January 2026 onwards were looking for a proactive hands-on Senior Technician to join our Product Development (PD) team within the Innovation Center. Youll help develop and improve products and value propositions across diverse application areas with a strong focus on food and nutrition.
The interview process for this vacancy will commence in October 2025.
About the Team
Based in Gorinchem (NL) the PD team consists of 14 professionals and supports all branches of the company especially in health and nutrition. We focus on innovation prototyping and customer/business support. Youll be part of a sub-team of 5 and report to the Manager Product Development.
Your Role
As a Senior Technician youll bring a solid applied technical backgroundideally in chemistry or food scienceand work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams. Youll spend most of your time in the lab collaborating with microbiologists and application experts across fermentation powder technology and sustainability.
Youre customer-focused pragmatic and thrive in a dynamic informal environment. Youre fluent in English (Dutch is a plus) and comfortable juggling multiple priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute lab-based projects and support tasks
- Understand the technical context of experiments
- Contribute to strategic and customer projects as a technical lead or team member
- Collaborate with subject matter experts across disciplines
- Align priorities and escalate when needed
- Build and expand your technical expertise
Your Profile
- Bachelors or Masters degree in (organic) chemistry powder technology or food science
- Several years of experience in a non-routine lab setting
- Passion for food science and innovation
- Strong project management skills or interest in developing them
- Skilled in experimental design and cross-functional alignment
- Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus
- Business- and customer-oriented mindset
- Enjoy working in a vibrant informal environment
- You are able and willing to commute to Gorinchem (NL) on a daily basis
What We Offer
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation thrives
- Opportunities to work on impactful projects that shape the future of food and nutrition
- Access to cutting-edge lab facilities and cross-disciplinary expertise
- A culture that values curiosity ownership and continuous learning
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Flexibility to grow your career in a global organization with a strong local presence
About Corbion
Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives and a leading supplier of emulsifiers functional enzyme blends minerals vitamins and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production health and our planet. For over 100 years we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety quality innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food home & personal care animal nutrition pharmaceuticals medical devices and 2024 Corbion generated annual sales of 1288.1 million and had a workforce of 2399 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information:
Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
