Do you want to build a tastier future through cutting-edge technologies? Do you want to be part of a new industrial endeavor? We are looking for a mission-driven, creative, and committed Industrial Project Manager to join us 🦆.
GOURMEY is one of Europe's leading cultivated meat companies with global ambitions. Our vision is to create sustainable cultivated meat delights directly from animal cells for a conscious generation.
We believe in a world where succulence can share a table with positive impact and that cutting-edge technology combined with culinary arts can help us get there From engineers or scientists to culinary experts, we’re building an international team that shares the same passion for positive change. Currently a team of 65 Gourmates, we have dozens of nationalities at the table! Our differences are our strengths and our common language is food.
At GOURMEY, you will be part of the Manufacturing team and you will report to Matthieu Faivre.
This job is based in Paris with frequent travel (about 1 day per week) in Compiègne.
What will you be responsible for?
As an industrial project manager within the project team, you’ll be in charge of preparing and following the execution of Gourmey’s next industrial facility (the very heart of the company for the next years, where it all matters). For this role, you will have to:
- Define and formalize project scope, goals, and deliverables, aligning all internal stakeholders, as well as internal resources and project execution.
- Conduct and manage daily work with third parties and external resources for the project (engineering companies, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, etc. ).
- Create schedules, project timelines, and track deliverables, and support budget preparation and monitoring.
- Lead quality assurance within the project and ensure the project’s readiness for Pharma-grade operations and quality control.
- Monitor and report on project progress.
- Work with HR to prepare staffing and work organization on-site.
- Generate insights and comprehensive reports as necessary to drive the right actions as well as support Business in project reviews, audits, and requirements identification.
What about you?
- Strong soft skills and listening capabilities, to be able to get inputs from and align all stakeholder in the project. Collaboration skills are key to the project.
- Rigorous and with a strong analytics mindset, you know how to collect and manage information, data, and inputs to identify clearly critical paths and key factors of success
- Engineering degree (French Ecole d’Ingénieurs) and at least 3 years of experience in industry and/or project management, ideally in the Food or Pharma industry
- Interested in a balance between fieldwork and desk work, you like to go see things by yourself and you are not afraid of going on the field to get things done
- Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
- Passionate about GOURMEY’s mission to bring to market delicious and sustainable foods through innovation
- Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
- Abilities with Autocad or any other CAD tool would be a plus
What do we offer?
You will join a fast-growing startup located in the center of Paris, with a global ambition to build the future of food through cutting-edge technologies in an inclusive work environment valuing the importance of work-life balance.
We offer:
- ⭐️ GOURMEY’s ESOP
- 🌴 25 days of paid leave + extra holidays (depending on your contract)
- 🧑⚕️ Attractive Health insurance policy (higher than the minimum required)
- 🍌 Meal vouchers (We use Swile)
- 🎳 Work-life balance monitoring
- 🚴 Sustainable transportation and offer extra compensation to those who cycle to work
- 🍎 Fresh fruits and nuts delivered weekly
- 🎡 Annual company retreat
What is our recruitment process?
Inclusiveness is at the heart of everything we do at GOURMEY. By being transparent about each step of the process, and why we do things the way we do, we believe we can give all candidates a foretaste of GOURMEY’s culture. During the process, you will meet some of your team members in different parts of the recruitment process which will look like this:
- Interviews with our Talent Acquisition Manager, future colleagues, and manager.
- A last interview on-site (when possible) to meet part of the team and visit the labs & office.
Want to know more about us?
We are a science, purpose, and engineering-driven company, founded in 2019 and now entering its next phase of growth after our recent fundraising.
We are dedicated to creating breakthrough technologies that will help address and push the boundaries of what’s possible – delivering innovations that benefit people and the planet. If you want to know more, have a look at our LinkedIn page, Career Site, Glassdoor reviews as well as the many press reviews (Bloomberg; Forbes).
About Gourmey
We believe in a world where spectacle and succulence share a table with sustainability and a positive impact. So we’re reimagining meat to spare land and resources, not flavor. Sharing the delightful and decadent experience of meat we all love, while protecting the planet we all need.
GOURMEY is France's pioneering cultivated meat company. 🌎 We create sustainable cultivated meat delights for an uncompromising and conscious generation.
Join us: Join.gourmey.com