Food Technologist Trainee

What is the trainee program about?

• The program is designed for young potentials who only have a short working experience and have a technical food background.
• The program takes about 2 years, where you will learn & develop various skills at a fast rate. You will work on various assignments on the different products in the portfolio, expanding your knowledge fast.
• You will relocate to Belgium (area Brussels – Ghent) for 2 years, close to the big site in Erpe-Mere and the Headquarters in Ninove.
• After 2 years of being based in Belgium, you will return to the technologists’ team in Kladno.

What does a traineeship look like?

A traineeship lasts approximately 2 years and is composed of several assignments.

• Explore the product groups: Bakery, Donuts, Viennoiserie (sweet pastry), or savory.
• Projects-based: Be able to support, participate & lead projects.
• The projects will ensure growth & will support the LLBG business (projects across LLBG plants & teams)
• Reporting to the Technology & Innovation Academy Manager

After each assignment and at the closure of the traineeship, we expect a formal closure of the assignment/traineeship, while you present what you’ve accomplished & learned.

After the traineeship, you will be ready for a Technologist function at our factory site in Kladno, CZ, therefore you must speak very good Czech and be currently based in the Czech Republic.

What do we offer you?

• A steep learning curve, an intensive way of learning on a broad range of skills & knowledge

o Technological skills on the various LLBG products (bread, Viennoiserie, donuts) & industrial lines.

o LLBG Values in application

o Way of working in LLBG: new product development flow, line start-ups, way of working in LLBG (ID cards, systems, test-design, …)

o Professional skills such as project mgmt., international collaboration, English, …

These learnings will be achieved by formal internal/external training, via shadowing, learning on-the-go or self-study.

• Professional guidance so you will grow fast.

o During each assignment, you’re supported by an assignment lead who will help & guide you.

o During the full program, you’re coached by the Technology & Innovation Academy Manager, as your fixed manager for 2 years

• Various balanced assignments, to learn all these skills.
• The funding to follow an external Bakers’ course, to learn the craftsmanship.