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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 training program is offered in partnership withIFRIA Aquitaine. It is available as initial and continuing education. It is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs (CTI).

Agri-food and industrial engineers develop processes for designing and optimizing food production in line with sustainable development and social responsibility principles, in accordance with business needs. They also integrate and manage the financial, legal, and commercial aspects of their engineering work.

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    Capacity (in figures)

Objectives

Agri-food and industrial engineers are trained to become production managers in the agri-food sector: they are hands-on engineers. They organize production in accordance with quality, cost, and deadline criteria. With their in-depth knowledge of the specificities of the food industry, they play a key managerial role, including recruitment and team leadership. They liaise with various departments (research and development, sales, logistics).

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Know-how and skills

  • Managing production in the food industry
  • Leading an industrial project from design to manufacturing of a food product
  • Implementing a QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) management system in an agri-food company, in line with sustainable development
  • Develop and implement a people management system consistent with the company's context and strategy, in line with a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach.
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International dimension

The mandatory professional stay abroad is an exciting experience, essential for an engineer's career and for obtaining a degree. It can be completed over a minimum of 12 weeks, which can be split into several periods.


During their studies, students enrolled in the Agri-Food and Industrial Engineering programs will attend a four-week international workshop in English on food product and process development, in partnership with the Food Technology Department at the University of the Basque Country in Spain.

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Training benefits

  • A hands-on approach to teaching
  • Completion of a technical and managerial project within a company in the third year
  • A multidisciplinary teaching team with diverse backgrounds
  • The obligation to spend 12 weeks working abroad
  • Innovative teaching methods (serious games)
  • Participation in an international project on the development of innovative food products
  • Courses involving numerous industry stakeholders
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Program

Students studying food science and industrial engineering follow a rich program:

  • 46% Business, professions, and cultures:people and organizational management, project management, labor law, conflict management
  • 28% Engineering sciences and techniques: Industrial engineering (process engineering, quality, health, safety, environment), Optimization of production tools (Industrial performance, Lean management, supply chain, production management)
  • 9% Biochemistry and food technologies
  • 9% Food microbiology
  • 5% Human nutrition and toxicology
  • 3% Physical
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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 Bachelor's degree (Level 2 or 3), a BUT or BTS (or equivalent diploma) in Biological Engineering, Production Management, Food Science and Technology.
  • Be under 30 years of age on the date of signing the apprenticeship contract.
  • Sign a 3-year apprenticeship contract with a company or public body

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

Applications

  • Application submission period: February 3, 2025, to March 28, 2025 on eCandidat
  • s sent to candidates whose applications have been selected: April 10, 2025
  • Candidate interviews: from April 22, 2025, to April 24, 2025 (interview in French and written test in English)
  • Publication of results:April 28, 2025
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Tuition fees

Under an apprenticeship contract, the cost of training is covered by the OPCO(joint commission for collective training) to which the company belongs. This funding is based on the employer's annual apprenticeship tax contribution.

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

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And then

Professional integration

More than 90% of engineering students are employed before graduating.

Median salary (excluding bonuses) upon hiring: €35,000 gross per annum

Examples of positions: 

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