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Process Engineer Oats

Location: 

Uzwil, St. Gallen, CH, 9240

Work Site:  Onsite
Duration:  Permanent / Unlimited
Date:  Oct 6, 2025

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Summary

Join Bühler’s Special Grains & Pulses BU to advance oat processing technology. As Technologist – Oat Milling, you’ll design and validate processes, run trials, scale results to industry, and support customers from concept to commissioning. You will collaborate closely with Sales for project development, Engineering, R&D.

Job Responsibilities

  • You develop and standardize oat milling processes based on market and customer needs
  • You create and review flowsheets and process specifications; you perform mass/energy balances and scale-up
  • You act as the central technical-commercial advisor for customers and our global sales/service network
  • You prepare customer-specific concepts and ensure smooth handover with Quotation, Engineering, Technology, and Design
  • You provide technological consulting, plant evaluations, and on-site commissioning and performance tests
  • You coach, train, and develop local sales and service teams; you define training needs and deliver content
  • You plan, execute, and evaluate pilot trials; you translate data into customer project inputs
  • You deliver trainings and workshops and produce clear technical documentation and reports, while collaborating with the Application Center and R&D to identify gaps and drive innovation initiatives

Qualifications

  • Trained Miller (preferably oats) or Food/Process/Mechanical Engineer with milling/food processing experience
  • Hands-on with processing lines and measurements; strong in flow sheet creation, process design, and scale-up
  • Already developed or open to development as technica backup for salesforce in plant and process equipment
  • Persuasive communicator; organized, autonomous, and culturally adept
  • Fluent in English; German as a plus. Willingness to travel

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together! 

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