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Project Engineer (f/m/d)

Planet A Foods

Planet A Foods

Munich, Germany
Posted on Jul 22, 2025
Do you want to make a delicious difference?
As a Project Engineer, you will lead the design and execution of a plant expansion project, translating lab-scale processes into industrial-scale production while ensuring technical, safety, and regulatory standards are met.
A Taste of What to Expect
  • Lead plant expansion projects from concept to execution, aligning with business and plant needs while managing scope, budget, and timelines
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors, including procurement and contract administration
  • Oversee engineering design and process scale-up, ensuring technical feasibility and compliance with safety and quality standards
  • Translate lab-scale processes into industrial-scale solutions and support plant design, commissioning, and validation
  • Ensure regulatory and HSE compliance across all project phases, including conducting safety reviews and risk assessments
  • Review and approve technical documentation, ensuring knowledge transfer from R&D to operations and enabling scalable, efficient production
The Perfect Recipe of Skills & Experience
  • You bring 3+ years of hands-on project management experience, ideally in the food or process industry
  • You hold a degree in Engineering (Process, Chemical, Mechanical, Food, or a related field)
  • You keep projects on track, with experience in contract management, documentation, and project controls
  • Broad technical expertise across process development, plant and engineering design, and scale-up
  • You're flexible, collaborative, and thrive in fast-changing environments with cross-functional teams
  • You’re fluent in both English and German, making communication smooth across teams and partners
A Sweet Package
  • Healthy, Delicious Meals: Fresh, subsidised daily lunches, along with unlimited snacks and drinks to keep you energised
  • Generous Vacation Time: 30 days of paid holiday each year to recharge and pursue your personal passions
  • Work-Life Flexibility: Flexible working hours, and a flat-hierarchy environment where collaboration and open communication thrive
  • Supporting Healthy Lifestyle: Discount to Urban Sports Club so you can stay active and fit
  • Team-Building Events: Strengthen connections and foster a positive team dynamic
  • Sensory Experiences: Evaluate and contribute to the flavour, colour, and aroma of both current and future recipes
  • Chocolate, Every. Single. Day: Because who wouldn't want to indulge in delicious chocolate every single day?
About us
We produce all-natural cocoa-free innovations without compromising on taste, quality, and sustainability to preserve the Earth for our children.

We are on a constant journey of discovery and driving meaningful impact. Through collaboration and shared success, we empower our team to take bold action and make a difference. Every role is designed with purpose, where together ideas flourish, opportunit
ies expand and boundaries are pushed. Joining our team is a step toward to protecting the planet we love.



As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion, starting from evaluating all applications fairly. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.