<p>Laboratory Engineer for Food Technology</p>

Flensburg University of Applied Sciences has around 3,000 students enrolled across 20 degree programs. The university offers modern teaching and laboratory facilities on a well-equipped, spacious campus. Located on the Baltic Sea, the fjord city of Flensburg is an attractive place to live and offers a wide range of leisure activities.

At Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, we are hiring on a permanent, full-time basis:

Laboratory Engineer for Food Technology (d/m/w)

• Prepare, conduct, and follow up on lab classes in food technology and chemical food analytics
• Guide students in hands-on work with food-industry processing equipment and in analytical procedures
• Support project work as well as term papers and theses
• Take technical responsibility (maintenance, care, operation) for the modern food/meat technology lab with a complete industrial processing chain
• Apply classic instrumental methods to determine key quality parameters (e.g., moisture, fat, protein, sugar, carbohydrates, salt, nitrite, pH value)
• Maintain, service, and calibrate analytical instruments
• Contribute to the development, calibration, and validation of new analytical methods in line with applicable standards
• Ensure occupational safety, hygiene, and technical readiness by implementing and monitoring safety, hygiene, and environmental standards
• Create work instructions, SOPs, risk assessments, and hygiene plans

Requirements for the advertised position include:

• Completed university degree in food technology, meat technology (preferred), food chemistry, or a related field
• Hands-on experience in industrial food processing and chemical analytics
• Solid knowledge in working with food processing equipment, packaging technology, and analytical instruments
• Knowledge of hygiene management, occupational safety, and food law (LMIV, LMHV, HACCP)
• Independent, structured way of working and strong technical affinity
• Enjoy working with students, with teaching skills and strong communication abilities
• Confident use of MS Office; ideally experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
• Proof of very good German skills, comparable to at least CEFR level C1
• Proof of English language skills at least CEFR level B2, or willingness to obtain this within one year
• Confident demeanor, team spirit, and strong organizational skills

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• Initial experience in industrial processing of meat and meat products
• Vocational training in a food-processing field
• Experience in instructing and training others

If your degree was obtained abroad, proof of recognition in Germany is required. Please submit this together with your application documents.

• Subject to the collective agreement and individual requirements, classification up to pay grade E11 (TV-L)
• 30 days of annual leave plus up to 5 days of educational leave under the Schleswig-Holstein Continuing Education Act (per full calendar year)
• If you would like to work part-time, please state this in your application
• A wide range of free courses offered by the Learning and Language Center
• Occupational health management
• Discounted use of the sports center
• Option to use bicycle leasing
• Discount options for the Deutschland-Jobticket/NAH.SH job ticket for local public transport
• An interesting, varied, and exciting role on a beautiful campus in northern Germany
• A friendly working atmosphere in a family-friendly environment within a committed, skilled team

The university is committed to employing people with disabilities and checks whether vacancies can be filled by severely disabled applicants, especially those registered as unemployed or job-seeking with the Federal Employment Agency. Applicants with severe disabilities and those with equivalent status will be given preference if equally qualified.

We want to promote diversity of backgrounds and skills at the university. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age, or sexual identity.

We explicitly welcome applications from people with a migration background. The same applies to applicants with knowledge of Low German, Frisian, or Danish.

We strive for equal participation of women across all employee groups. If women are underrepresented, they will be given priority consideration in cases of equal suitability, qualification, and professional performance.

Balancing work and family life and promoting part-time employment are key priorities of the state government. Therefore, applicants interested in part-time work are especially encouraged to apply.

This job posting is equally addressed to employees of the State of Schleswig-Holstein and to external applicants.