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Wet Pet Food Process Technology Scientist

FRA-Gard-Aimargues💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead the process technology roadmap for wet pet food, discovering and implementing cutting-edge processing technologies to enhance product nutrition, texture, and quality.

Role type

Process Technology Scientist (R&D)

Builds

Next-generation wet cat and dog food portfolio (pâté, chunks in gravy, jellies)

Domain

Pet food manufacturing / Food Science

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Thermal/sterilization processing expertise, emulsification and gelling systems knowledge, High-Pressure Processing (HPP) familiarity, Microwave-Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS) knowledge, aseptic processing experience, chunk formation process expertise, F0 value calculation, sterilization validation, pilot-plant trial execution, technology transfer management, CAPEX estimation, patent identification

Preferred skills

MSc or PhD in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, or Chemical Engineering, thesis in thermal/sterilization processing, 3-5 years industrial R&D experience, wet/fresh food processing background, pet food or canned goods industry experience, advanced/emerging processing methods knowledge

Technologies

Retorting, pasteurization, High-Pressure Processing (HPP), Microwave-Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), aseptic processing, sous-vide applications

Responsibilities

Identify knowledge gaps in core wet food processes, propose and define research projects for novel technical solutions, scout emerging technologies, engage stakeholders for technical feasibility alignment, communicate processing benefits to design teams, collaborate on product development and marketing assessments, champion intellectual property opportunities, lead research projects from lab-scale to factory validation, execute technology research roadmap, ensure knowledge transfer to design teams, maintain project and quality standards, provide expert guidance on nutrient integrity and digestibility

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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