If you have an interest in chemistry and engineering, then this vital job could be for you. Chemical engineers are essential to overseeing and managing the equipment in a manufacturing plant.

You will need to be technically proficient at handling a variety of different types of equipment and production processes and you’ll be working with advanced technology and maintaining precision machinery.

Being involved in the business side of food, you will need to understand cost implications and focus on budgets and timeframes. You will assist production managers to reduce operational costs and work on the development of major projects.

If you work for a global organisation with systems that are developed for export markets or offshore manufacturing plants, there can often be opportunity for overseas travel, particularly during project start up and commissioning.