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Science, Technology, Health

Engineer specializing in Food Processing - Industrial Engineering

  • School / Prep

    ENSMAC

  • Target level of study

    Bac + 5

  • ECTS

    180 credits

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The course is offered in partnership withIFRIA Aquitaine. It is open to both initial and continuing training. It is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs.

Agri-food and Industrial Engineering engineers develop processes to design and optimize the production of a food product in line with a sustainable development and social responsibility (SD&SR) approach, in phase with the needs of companies. They also integrate and manage the financial, legal and commercial aspects of their engineering profession.

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  • 20

    Capacity (in figures)

Objectives

A food and industrial engineering graduate is destined to become a production manager in the food industry: he or she is a field engineer. They organize production in compliance with quality, cost and deadline criteria. With a thorough understanding of the specificities of the food industry, he or she plays a strong managerial role: recruiting, leading teams, etc. He/she interfaces with the various departments (research and development, sales, logistics).

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Know-how and skills

  • Managing production in the food industry
  • Manage an industrial project from design to manufacture of a food product
  • Implement a QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) management system in a food processing company, in line with sustainable development.
  • Build and implement a people management system in line with the company's context and strategy, and in line with a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach.
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International dimension

The compulsory professional stay abroad is an exciting experience, essential for an engineer's career and graduation. It can be carried out over a minimum period of 12 weeks, which can be split up.


As part of their curriculum, food and industrial engineering students take part in a 4-week international workshop in English on the development of food products and processes, in partnership with the Food Technology program at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.

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Training benefits

  • Teaching in the field
  • Completion of a technical and managerial project with a company in 3rd year
  • A multi-disciplinary teaching team with diverse backgrounds
  • The 12-week mobility requirement in a foreign company
  • Innovative teaching methods (serious game)
  • Participation in an international project to develop innovative food products
  • Courses involving a large number of industrial participants
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Program

Food and Industrial Engineering students follow a rich program:

  • 46% Companies, professions & cultures: people and organization management, project management, labor legislation, conflict management
  • 28% Engineering sciences and techniques: industrial engineering (process engineering, quality, health, safety, environment), production tool optimization (industrial performance, lean management, supply chain, production management)
  • 9% Biochemistry and food technology
  • 9% Food microbiology
  • 5% Human nutrition and toxicology
  • 3% Physics
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Year 1 - Food engineer - Industrial engineering

Organization

Open on a sandwich basis

Contract type

Apprenticeship contract

Admission

Admission requirements

  • Hold a Licence 2 or 3, a BUT or a BTS (or equivalent diploma) in biological engineering, production management, food science and technology.
  • Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed
  • Sign a 3-year apprenticeship contract with a company or public body

This course is also available for continuing education. Our Continuing Education department is at your disposal to discuss your project (formation.continue@ensmac.fr). 

Applications

  • Application deadline: from 03/02/2025 to 28/03/2025 on eCandidat
  • Dispatch of invitations to candidates whose applications have been selected: 10/04/2025
  • Candidate audition: from 04/22/2025 to 04/24/2025 (audition in French and written test in English)
  • Publication of results: 28/04/2025
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Tuition fees

Under an apprenticeship contract, the cost of training is covered by the OPCO to which the company belongs. This funding is based on the quota portion of the apprenticeship tax paid each year by the employer.

All students in initial training must pay the CROUS student and campus life fee before enrolling.

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And then

Professional integration

Over 90% of engineering students are employed before graduation

Median starting salary (without bonus): €35,000 gross per year

Examples of jobs: 

  • Production engineer
  • Engineer Project Manager
  • Quality Engineer
  • Health, Safety and Environment Engineer
  • Scheduling Engineer
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