At La Vie, we love meat, but we don’t love its impact on life. We’re on a mission to help people move from an animal-based diet to a plant-based one, whilst keeping a big smile on their face. Our unique product technology and patented vegetal fat recipe, delivers the juiciest meat-like experiences ever known in the category. We are building a movement, a positive change for the industry and for the planet.

Come and join us.

From plants with Love.

La Vie™

This role is based in Nantes or Vendée in Montaigu where the factory is located. A Paris trip will be planned to work directly with our R&D team and lab twice a month.

Communication and Coordination

Establish optimal communication with CoManufacturer’s technical teams.
Provide technical input on manufacturers’ capabilities and constraints in project meetings.
Coordinate trial preparation and logistics with the operations team (e.g., samples, raw materials).

Technical Support and Process Development

Offer technical support to CoManufacturer to enhance productivity and cost efficiency.
Organize and monitor trials for new product development.
Track process modifications and optimizations for existing products.
Transfer technical know-how to align manufacturing with product briefs.
Scale up new recipes from lab to pre-industrial and industrial scales.
Conduct pilot and industrial trials, producing sample products.

Performance Optimization and Continuous Improvement

Plan for production volume increases with the manufacturing team.
Ensure profitability by identifying and implementing cost optimization strategies.
Define, implement, and monitor key performance indicators and data-driven tools.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., lean six-sigma, loss analysis, quality stabilization).
Troubleshoot and stabilize product quality issues.
Audit suppliers and assist with internal audits.

Training, Leadership, and Strategy

Train and coach factory managers and technical teams on La Vie technologies.
Lead brainstorming sessions and foster collective intelligence.
Set up and manage a strong industrial team, defining strategies for coproduct valorization and new market opportunities.
You are a food engineer with a minimum of 6 years of experience, in the food industry. Plant-based Protein experience is a huge plus!
You have excellent communication skills and demonstrated autonomy in your previous roles
You are detail-oriented with good reporting abilities
You have excellent project management skills and can handle multiple projects on several sites at once
You are Fluent in Both English and French

Recruitment process

Process You will have a first video call with our Head of People Apolline, a second interview with Veronica, member of our Industrial engineer team. Then a business case to present to Vincent our CTO. We will also ask you to share your references 😉

If all these steps go smoothly, we are happy to show you around in the office and present you to the rest of the team!

What makes La Vie unique?

🌱 Impact: We exist to put a happy end to animal-intensive farming. Waking up every day to save pigs and tons of CO2 is pretty cool.

🚀 Unique adventure: Our vision is to become by 2040 the largest pork brand on Earth… Without hurting a fly! We’ll achieve this vision and tackle all the challenges on the way in what will surely be your craziest professional experience.

💙 People-first: Everyone at La Vie is passionate, smart, and good-vibe. It’s pretty unique to feel you are only surrounded by people who truly care.

🌎 International environment: English-speaking and various nationalities.

👩🏻‍🔬 R&D + Innovation: expect to learn a lot and eat a lot of samples!

💡Opportunities to learn and Grow: training, learning lunch, regular Q&A sessions with our leadership, honest discussions about our company KPIs, monthly feedback sessions

♡ Values that brings us together : #Examplary #Ambition #Teamwork #Sunny

🤩 Trust: respect and transparency from everyone.

🥳 Weekly after-work drinks with the team

🏃 A healthy mind in a healthy body: Team Participation in sports events!

Type de contrat : CDI
Date de début : 06 janvier 2025
Lieu : Montaigu-Vendée
Niveau d'études : Bac +5 / Master
Expérience : > 5 ans
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