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.
In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in nearly 80 subsidiaries based in +50 countries.
Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3 billion euros.
Job DescriptionPosition title : Safety Engineer
Location : Ghent, Belgium
Targeted starting date : September, 1st 2026 (or earlier if possible)
Duration : 24 months
You will become part of the Operations team and will get in touch with a wide range of production processes. As Junior Safety Engineer, you will support the Safety coordinator and Technical Director to achieve some main objectives.
You will be responsible for:
- Support the LOTOTO project.
- Conduct NOISE study (measurements in all departments)
- Updating factory safety signs in collaboration with the departments
- Updating the internal emergency plan (fire safety signage, emergency exits, escape routes)
- Convert internal emergency plan to Visio
- Prepare overview of fire detection and training
- Some administrative tasks (Planning medical examinations, follow up of the safety action list, support organization safety day...)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Bac+3/4/5 equivalent) in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Specialization in Safety, Risk Management, or a related discipline is a plus.
- Professional safety certifications are a plus.
- Fluent English is mandatory
- French and/or Dutch would be a plus
Required Skills
- Good knowledge of Office 365 (Excel, Powerpoint, PowerBI, Word...)
- Be flexible, independent and enthusiastic.
- Hands-on mentality.
- Strong interest in lean/manufacturing processes and eager to learn.
- Ability to work in a multicultural and international environment
- Autonomous, proactive, with a strong sense of responsibility
- Good communication skills
- All our positions are open to people with disabilities.
- To learn more about the V.I.E program and eligibility conditions, please visit the Business France website: Mon Volontariat International - official VIE | VIA web site
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What We Do
A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a €2.7 billion turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,000 employees and 96 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners, and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms. To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.
