Process Engineer

Company Description MAASH, founded in 2021 and based in Brussels, is an innovative biotechnology company developing sustainable mycoprotein-based protein alternatives for food and feed. Through advanced fermentation processes, MAASH is helping to transform food production methods towards more sustainable solutions with a low environmental impact. The company also has an industrial site in France, located on the Carling chemical platform (Moselle), dedicated to the development and production of its innovative ingredients. 🔹 The position As the site's technical referent for production processes, you will manage the continuous improvement of our facilities, support the ramp-up of our industrial demonstrator and contribute to projects with high environmental and energy challenges. You will work in a varied environment including:
• Industrial fermentation
• Effluent utilities and treatment
• Recycling and water management
• Material and energy balances 🔹 Your first missions
• Setting up and monitoring a pilot water recycling unit
• Carry out the technical and economic analysis of the envisaged solution and compare it to other existing solutions on the market
• Formulate recommendations for industrialization 🔹 Energy optimization
• Analyze the energy consumption of the process and identify sources of savings
• Propose and deploy optimization solutions (utilities, processes, energy recovery) 🔹 Commissioning of the industrial demonstrator
• Supporting industrial fermentation for mycoprotein production
• Monitor and improve sterility performance; strengthen CIP/SIP strategies to reduce contamination risks
• Contribute to scale-ups of the Maash process
• Participate in the commissioning and management of the industrial demonstrator
• Be responsible for updating functional analyses and interface with the automation company or identified subcontractors to carry out PLC and DCS modifications.
• Support the ramp-up and reliability of processes
• Contribute to testing protocols and analysis of results
• Participate in obtaining FSCC22000 certifications
• Member of the HACCP team 🔹 Continuous improvement and process optimization
• Promote and manage the continuous improvement approach (yield, performance, safety, quality, environment, ergonomics)
• Detect, propose and implement improvement projects after validation
• Carry out improvement studies, write specifications and technical specifications, participate in investment studies and validate the performance obtained 🔹 Process expertise & drift treatment
• Provide technical assistance in the event of process drifts or malfunctions of installations
• Search for root causes (root cause trees, FMEA) and propose preventive and corrective actions
• Lead trials and verify the effectiveness of improvements in the field 🔹 Technical documentation
• Create and maintain the technical documentation system (operating procedures, PID and PFD diagrams, functional analyses)
• Update automation functional analyses in conjunction with the automation engineer and/or subcontractors
• Maintain the plant's analytical control plan 🔹 Production monitoring & field support
• Participate in the monitoring of production compliance and the development of the factory balance sheet (material and energy balances)
• Animate the visual management and keep the indicators up to date
• Support and train production teams (training materials, skills matrices) 🔹

Your profile
You hold a Bac +5 level diploma (engineer) in biological engineering, process engineering or equivalent A first experience in the process industry (chemical, agri-food, biotechnology, energy or water treatment), experience on a production site is highly appreciated Ideally, you have knowledge in the following areas:
• Process engineering and material/energy balances
• Water treatment and recycling, effluent and utility management
• Energy efficiency
• Techno-economic analysis and investment studies
• Reading and updating PID/PFD schematics
• Continuous improvement methods and FMEA
• Knowledge of bioprocess is a plus
· Bilingual English and TOEIC 800 minimum You are known for ✅ Your autonomy and sense of responsibility ✅ Your ability to solve problems in the field ✅ Your rigor and your sense of organization ✅ Your team spirit and constructive communication ✅ Your ability to be proactive in a rapidly changing environment