What we ask

• A Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Food Technology, Bioprocess Engineering or a related field.·
• 0–4 years of experience in the food, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical or wider process industry. Recent graduates and starting professionals are very welcome to apply.·
• A solid understanding of heat and mass transfer and an affinity with evaporation technology (e.g. falling-film evaporators, MVR/TVR).
• Hands-on experience with evaporators is a plus.·
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and comfortable working with large process data sets.·
• A hands-on, self-starting attitude and the drive to turn ideas into implemented improvements.·
• A genuine interest in operational excellence and sustainability.·
• Good communication skills: you connect easily with operators, engineers and management alike.·
• Fluent in English. Dutch is a strong advantage but not required; willingness to learn Dutch is appreciated.

What we offer

• Salary ranging from €3,903.18 to €5,575.96 per month, depending on your knowledge, skills, and experience;
• A 38-hour work week, a 5% year-end bonus, an attractive pension scheme, and 8% holiday allowance;
• Access to a wide range of training courses, learning opportunities, and coaching programs to support your personal and professional development;
• Dedicated support in shaping your career within FrieslandCampina, with strong encouragement for internal mobility and long-term career growth across different functions and locations;
• An informal, collaborative, and friendly working environment where you will work alongside motivated, knowledgeable, and professional colleagues;
• A role that offers a high level of trust, ownership, and autonomy, enabling you to make a meaningful long-term impact while contributing to better nutrition for people around the world;
• Additional employee benefits, including FrieslandCampina’s bicycle plan and corporate fitness scheme, helping you maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.

Vacancy description

Evaporation is at the heart of our ingredient production: it concentrates a wide range of dairy streams across the site ahead of further processing. As a major energy consumer, it is also a key lever for product quality, plant efficiency, sustainability and cost. In this role, you will use your technical expertise to optimize evaporator operations, improve process stability and efficiency, and support projects in this area.

The role is based at the FrieslandCampina site in Veghel, the largest dairy processing plant in the Netherlands. You will join the Whey Chain technology team, part of a technology department of approximately 25 technologists, and work alongside experienced evaporation colleagues.Your work will directly contribute to plant performance, energy efficiency, yield, capacity utilization and sustainability. You will analyze process data, identify bottlenecks, lead improvement projects and support troubleshooting across our evaporator installations. You will also strengthen process monitoring and process understanding, so that control and decision-making become increasingly data-driven.You will work closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering and R&D, and you will be involved in the commissioning and start-up of new and upgraded installations.

Key responsibilities 

• Grow into the go-to technical expert for evaporation processes at the Veghel site.·
• Optimize evaporator performance for product quality, yield, energy efficiency and capacity.·
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis of process-related issues.·
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement projects, from idea and plant trial to implementation.·
• Analyze process data and develop process monitoring solutions.·
• Support product introductions, process validations and investment projects, including commissioning and start-up of new installations.·
• Optimize and validate CIP for the evaporators, reducing water, energy and chemical use as well as cleaning downtime.·
• Translate process knowledge into clear operating guidelines and share it with operators and colleagues.·
• Contribute to site sustainability targets and CO₂ reduction initiatives.

The Technology Team Veghel consists of around 25 technologists with diverse backgrounds and experience levels, from starters to senior specialists. Together, we work on technical challenges and continuous improvement in an open and supportive environment. Our office is centrally located on the Veghel production site, enabling close collaboration with Operations and easy access to production teams for trials and implementation of improvements. The culture is open, informal and collaborative, with short communication lines and active involvement from operators in problem-solving and improvement initiatives.

By joining FrieslandCampina, you become part of a global organization of over 20,000 employees, delivering dairy-based nutrition to millions of consumers in more than 100 countries. Within FrieslandCampina Ingredients, we use science and technology to create value from dairy ingredients, improving nutrition and functionality for customers worldwide. At Veghel, we produce high-quality whey- and milk-based ingredients for the food, infant nutrition and pharmaceutical industries. As evaporation is a critical process step, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a direct impact on our operations and business success.