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You will work closely with production teams to solve technical challenges, strengthen process and equipment knowledge, and build operator capabilities through training, coaching, and clear procedures.\nThe role & your impact\nIn this role, you will serve as a hands-on technical resource for production equipment, processes, and operating systems. You will help coordinate maintenance and technical activities, troubleshoot operating issues, support projects and trials, and ensure that employees have the knowledge and documentation needed to operate equipment safely and effectively.\nYour key responsibilities in this role\nSupport safe and reliable production by monitoring equipment performance, operational routines, maintenance needs, work orders, and process data.\nTroubleshoot equipment and operational issues, coordinate follow-up with maintenance, engineering, automation specialists, and vendors, and support structured root-cause analysis.\nCoordinate or support equipment tests, production trials, commissioning activities, management-of-change activities, and technical improvement projects.\nDevelop, review, and maintain standard operating procedures, equipment documentation, training materials, preventive-maintenance recommendations, and safe lockout/tagout procedures.\nProvide technical training, certification support, 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organizational levels.\nA safety-minded, quality-focused approach and a commitment to applicable environmental, food safety, feed safety, and quality requirements.\nAbility to organize work, maintain focus on priorities, and follow technical issues through to resolution.\nA collaborative and proactive approach, with an interest in sharing knowledge and building the capabilities of others.\nAdditional skills & interests we value\nExperience in a fermentation, biological production, food, feed, chemical, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated manufacturing environment.\nFamiliarity with FAMI-QS, FSSC 22000, ISO standards, or comparable quality-management systems.\nExperience analyzing process data using PI or a similar plant-information system.\nKnowledge of preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, calibration, spare-parts planning, P&IDs, or equipment tagging.\nExperience supporting commissioning, management of change, user-requirement specifications, or capital projects.\nFamiliarity with structured problem-solving methods such as PDCA, A3, 3C, root-cause analysis, or Go Look See.\nExperience providing technical training, mentoring operators, or supporting employee certification programs.\nExperience coordinating contractors, vendors, plant consumables, shutdown activities, or small technical projects.\nWhat we offer you\nA highly collaborative role connecting production, engineering, maintenance, automation, sourcing, and technical projects.\nOpportunities to expand your expertise in production technologies, equipment reliability, process improvement, and technical project execution.\nThe opportunity to serve as a trusted technical resource and help develop the capabilities of operators and production employees.\nMeaningful involvement in improvements that support safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and cost effectiveness.\nA workplace that values teamwork, initiative, continuous learning, and practical problem-solving.\nWorking 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your first day \n\nRelevant information\nApplication deadline: November 17, 2026\nOur purpose guides the way\nIn Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.\nOpportunities for everyone\nWe are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.\nWe make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.\nExplore other openings\nIf this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. 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