Lesaffre

With continuous international growth, Lesaffre favors the unity and coherence of its activities, emphasizing synergy and its transversal nature. With 11,000 employees, including more than 2,300 in France, our teams are multicultural and thus benefit from the sharing of knowledge and varied backgrounds. As for the Campus, its aim is to express the true nature of Lesaffre as an innovative, locally rooted company, open to the world and respectful of the environment. 700 employees work on a single site within the Lille Metropolis, near the industrial company Lesaffre, the Group's longest-established factory.

Innovation is at the heart of our mission to reveal the infinite potential of micro-organisms and fermentation to offer sustainable, natural and unlimited solutions and enrich the knowledge of their effects. Our teams bring together 600 experts worldwide, including 150 scientists within the Lesaffre Campus, and 63 applied science centers. The Group's RD&I Corporate is organized into 7 Excellence Centers that develop new innovative solutions, enrich knowledge in the field of micro-organism (bacteria, yeast ...), participate in the digitization of RD&I and develop industrial biotechnologies. These projects are also implemented through 70 research partnerships. As a supporter of open research, more than a third of research projects are conducted with promising partners, universities, and start-ups.

A new direction at the service of Lesaffre's digital transformation!

This department aims to make Digital & Data a global transformation lever, promoting the Group's profitable, sustainable, and responsible growth. By using digital technologies, AI and data management, this department supports innovation and digital services at the service of customers, strengthening the Group's user experience and operational excellence.
Recruiting new talent is essential to meet this ambition! Our organization: a core team of experts and a global D&D community of nearly 150 people.

The jobs in production are the foundation of our activity. Production managers, technical managers, line operators, machinists, shuttle drivers, cleaners, forklift drivers... are just some of the jobs you'll find in our factories, whose raison d'être is the processing of yeast and micro-organisms.

Our role is to ensure the proper functioning of the machines, monitor production, control quality, take samples, etc.
Our expertise is based in particular on a global network of production factories, cutting-edge technology, adaptability in our processes and synergy between our sites.

Established in 2024, our CSR Department integrates Environmental, Social, and Governance principles into the core of our business operations. Our strategic vision is founded on three essential pillars: caring for our People, producing sustainably and maintaining responsible relationships with our partners, and respecting our environment.

We work collaboratively across all Group divisions to maximize our positive impacts, reduce our negative impacts, and raise awareness among our teams. In close alignment with Executive Leadership, we develop forward-looking sustainability objectives, oversee commitment implementation, and rigorously measure non-financial performance indicators—all published with full transparency to our stakeholders.

Additionally, we provide comprehensive support to both internal teams and external partners in developing and executing ESG improvement initiatives. Joining our CSR team offers the opportunity to drive meaningful transformation, collaborate on innovative solutions, and contribute to the Group's long-term sustainability and positive global impact.

Lesaffre's Sales & Marketing functions play a key role in the Group's development strategy, driving profitable, sustainable, and responsible growth. Through both local and international approaches, our teams emphasize continuous adaptation to client needs, whether serving major accounts or local partners. By constantly adjusting to their requirements, we build strong and lasting relationships. Thanks to our talented and proactive commercial team, we strengthen customer relationships and continuously seek innovative solutions, while emphasizing trust, collaboration, and partnership.

Our organization: a team of experts distributed worldwide, and a strong internal network to address commercial challenges anywhere in the world. Joining these teams means experiencing an international adventure close to customers and contributing to the advancement of the Group's customer experience and operational excellence.

As key players in customer relations, our daily mission is to optimize the end-to-end chain, from supply to delivery, through inventory management and transport, while ensuring sustainable practices for our employees and our environment. From the various factories to the Corporate, you can join a solid network present on all our sites, as a sales forecaster, project manager, transport manager or sales administrator... Our community of experts offers rewarding career paths and the opportunity to translate our Group's ambition into concrete and impactful actions.

Two thirds of our employees work in our 77 industrial facilities and produce daily thousands of tons of yeast distributed worldwide. In less than two weeks, they can transform a micro-organism of a few micrograms into several hundred tons of yeast.
Committed to Factory 4.0, our goal is to run clean, connected factories, ensure the long-term sustainability of our raw materials, and provide our customers with transparent product traceability. If you aspire to be part of a multicultural team and participate in the transformation of our factories, you can become the next critical link in our collective success.