Bakery Application Technologist

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and apply bakery formulations using Corbion’s ingredient portfolio, focusing on natural preservatives, mold inhibition, and sensory solutions.
• Conduct laboratory-scale baking trials and external pilot or plant-scale trials, including design of experiments (DOE) and prototype validation.
• Perform and coordinate shelf-life, microbiological, and sensory evaluations.
• Support customer projects end-to-end, from understanding challenges to presenting solutions and supporting implementation.
• Collaborate with Sales, Business Development, and distributors during customer visits and technical demonstrations.
• Translate lab-scale learnings into customer-scale and plant-scale trials.
• Document formulations, test data, and trial outcomes in structured technical reports.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, SOPs, and documentation according to company standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in bakery product development or bakery applications.
• Essential hands-on experience in a B2C (end-product focused) environment.
• Solid understanding of bakery processes, formulations, and short-to-medium shelf-life products.
• Strong experimental mindset with the ability to design experiments and analyze data.
• Proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel within the APAC region (typically 20–30% travel).
• Ability to spend 50–75% of time working in a laboratory setting.

Benefits

• A visible, high-impact technical role within a rapidly growing bakery segment in APAC.
• Broad exposure to diverse bakery applications, customers, and markets across the region.
• A dynamic environment combining deep technical work with customer interaction and commercial collaboration.
• Close collaboration with regional and global experts in R&D, sensory, and microbiology.

About the Company

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet.