Key Skills

Job Description

Company Description Bodec is a specialized partner in developing and optimizing production processes for natural food ingredients, supporting clients from startups to global corporations. With over 30 years of industry experience, Bodec offers pilot plant and production facilities that help transform trial batches into market-ready products in a cost-efficient and scalable way. The company focuses on sustainable innovation, integrating environmentally responsible technologies and practices across all stages of production. Through in-house expertise and strategic partnerships, Bodec provides clients with the flexibility to test market viability while minimizing risk and investment. This approach enables high-quality, sustainable ingredient production and supports long-term product growth. Role Description The Pilot Plant Engineer will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations in Bodec’s pilot plant and production facilities in Helmond. This full-time, on-site role includes overseeing process trials, monitoring equipment performance, and ensuring that production runs meet safety, quality, and efficiency standards. The Pilot Plant Engineer will design, implement, and optimize process parameters, collaborate with R&D and production teams, and support scale-up from lab and pilot trials to larger production volumes. Daily activities involve troubleshooting process and equipment issues, coordinating maintenance activities, and documenting test results and operational data. The role also includes contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, supporting sustainable technology integration, and assisting in the transfer of validated processes into regular production. Qualifications Strong skills in plant engineering and plant operations to design, run, and optimize pilot-scale and production processes. Experience with plant maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure reliable equipment performance and quick resolution of technical issues. Knowledge of power generation or related utility systems to support stable and efficient plant infrastructure. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field. Experience in food, ingredients, or process industries, with familiarity in scaling processes from pilot to production. Understanding of safety, quality, and environmental standards, including sustainable production practices. Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Proven ability to work on-site in a hands-on engineering environment and manage multiple projects or trials simultaneously.

Core Responsibilities

Manage daily pilot plant and production operations, oversee process trials, monitor equipment, and ensure production meets safety, quality, and efficiency standards. Optimize process parameters, troubleshoot issues, coordinate maintenance, document results, support continuous improvement and sustainable technologies, and transfer validated processes into regular production.

Requirements

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical, process, or mechanical engineering, or a closely related field, is required, along with experience in food, ingredients, or process industries. Candidates should have plant engineering and operations expertise, maintenance and troubleshooting experience, knowledge of power generation or utility systems, and strong analytical, documentation, communication, and teamwork skills.