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,
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Baking Technician
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldManufacturing  , Science 
Job Description
Within our entity Lesaffre Kenya, you will ensure product quality and support innovation by conducting baking tests, monitoring performance, handling non-conformities, and providing technical support for new product development. You will contribute to increasing sales of Lesaffre yeasts and ingredients, through market knowledge.
Your missions :
- Conduct comparative yeast tests and regular baking trials
- Control the quality of improvers, mixes, and release agents before market release
- Report non-conformities and follow up on deviations
- Maintain records and quality reports
- Ensure high hygiene standards in the baking lab
- Suggest continuous improvement ideas
- Handle customer complaints and prepare technical reports
- Support R&D teams in product development projects
- Assist the sales team with industrial, craft, and in-store clients
- Identify customer needs and turn them into technical projects
- Collaborate with bakers and formulators on product development
- Lead technical trainings and product demonstrations
- Report visits and trials in the CRM system
- Share field feedback with internal teams
- Present results and recommendations to clients
Qualifications
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in food science or in the bakery industry. Experience in craft baking, product testing, industrial bread production and laboratory analysis
Technical Skills :
- Strong knowledge of confectionery and cake decoration
- knowledge and practices of the Kenyan breadmaking market
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Lesaffre on jobs.smartrecruiters.com to apply
