Technology Specialist

Are you passionate about spray drying technology and process optimization? FrieslandCampina Veghel is looking for a proactive Spray Drying Technology Specialist. You will optimize drying performance, improve process stability, efficiency, sustainability and product quality, while supporting improvement projects across our powder production plants. An important part of the role is optimizing Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) processes to reduce water, wastewater, energy, chemicals and downtime.

What we ask

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Food Technology, Bio Processing, or similar.
• 0–4 years of experience in food, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, or process industries.
• Affinity with process optimization and drying technology.
• Analytical, proactive, hands-on, and improvement driven.
• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus).

What we offer

As a farmer-owned cooperative, FrieslandCampina combines an international environment with a clear social and sustainable purpose. We support your growth through training, coaching and internal career opportunities. With trust and autonomy, you can make real impact.

Vacancy description

As a Technology Specialist Spray Drying, you will optimize and improve spray drying processes at FrieslandCampina's largest production site in Veghel. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and R&D, you will improve product quality, efficiency, yield, sustainability, and plant performance.

A key part of the role is optimizing and validating Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) processes to reduce water, energy, chemicals, and cleaning time while maintaining the highest food safety and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Optimize spray drying performance and process efficiency.
• Analyze process data and solve technical challenges.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Improve process monitoring and control.
• Support troubleshooting, product introductions, and process validations.
• Optimize CIP processes and contribute to sustainability and CO₂ reduction goals.

Our Technology team in Veghel is a group of 25 technologists ranging from fresh talent to seasoned experts with 30 years of experience. We're a team that genuinely enjoys what we do. We debate technical challenges over lunch, go for walks to clear our heads, and look out for each other in the open-plan office where help is always just a few steps away. Our culture is refreshingly flat. Need to talk to the operations or logistics manager? Just walk over, no appointment needed. Our office sits right in the heart of the Veghel plant, surrounded by production facilities. That means real collaboration: operators who think along with you, short lines of communication, and the satisfaction of seeing your solutions come to life on the floor.

At our Veghel plant, we produce high-quality whey and milk-based ingredients for food, infant nutrition, and pharmaceutical manufacturers around the globe. What you do here matters to industry partners, to consumers, and to the world.