Test Baker

Discover the World of Lesaffre! 

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. In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11.000 people in more than 90 subsidiaries based in more than 50 countries, achieving a turnover of 3 billion euros. 

Founded in 1853 in Lille France, Lesaffre has grown into a key global provider of yeast and fermentation solutions, serving customers in more than 180 countries.

With a commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability, Lesaffre has become a trusted partner to industries ranging from baking to animal nutrition. Through continuous research and development, Lesaffre has pioneered groundbreaking advancements that have transformed the way the world approaches fermentation and biotechnology.

One of the Most Vibrant and Diverse Regions: Middle East and Africa 🌍

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region presents an exciting frontier for Lesaffre's expansion. Comprising more than 75 countries, this expansive region stretches across approximately 30 million square kilometers, from the Arabian Peninsula in the north to Cape Town in the south. Home to a significant portion of varying bread consumers, the MEA Region is often referred to as the "cradle of civilization”.

At Lesaffre, we foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities available and become part of our global team, where your talents and passions can truly make a difference in contributing to our mission of “Working together to better nourish and protect the planet”.

At Lesaffre, diversity is a strength that enriches our culture and our teams. We are committed to offering you a work environment where you can thrive, regardless of your background, gender, age or abilities. We encourage all applications, as we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.

🔎We are looking for our new "Test Baker" reporting to the Regional Formulation Project Manager, based in the MEA Regional Office, Ataşehir İstanbul. This role will be responsible from enhancing the quality of the MEA baking solutions and developing new products and formulas through their expertise and knowledge of ingredients.

Test Baker will be responsible from:

Comparative Baking Trials:

• Conducting baking trials 
• Producing different types of bread as requested
• Organizing the trials based on the weekly schedule
• Using the baking equipment of the technical center and Quality Control
• Preparing and carrying out the different stages of baking while respecting the times, temperatures and formulas
• Ensuring the accuracy of the dosages and their optimal quality
• Recording trials' results in the internal application
• Refining and adapting the initial baking schemes and equipment and making proposals

Presentation and Demonstration of Baking Solutions:

• Demonstrating the effectiveness of products to customers or prospects
• Carrying out baking trials and presentations of new formulas
• Participating in the development of commercial arguments

Maintenance of Baking Equipment and Ingredients

• Performing tests on equipment
• Coordinating and following timely maintenance of the technical equipment

Realization of Related Activities

• Participating in the supervision and training of the Bakery team
• Representing the company during trials in the baking laboratory

• Master Baker Certification, Technical certificate in baking or related field,
• Expertise in baking processes with an analytical and detail-oriented approach
• Experience in various bread making techniques (baguette, hamburger buns, sandwich, bread, laminated dough etc.), demonstrating a proactive and collaborative mindset
• Knowledge of baking trial protocols, with effective time management and compliance
• Fluency in written and spoken English, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic proficiency in common office applications and databases, maintaining confidentiality
• Client-focused approach

Perks of working at Lesaffre:

🔗An international environment where you get to discover new cultures every day 

🌱 Learning and growing while contributing to local or global projects,

💪🏼 An extensive global e-learning platform to support professional development,

🍃 Varying numbers of initiatives in contributing to our CSR activities.

🚶 1-2 annual visits within MEA Region