Human Resources Director M/W

InnovaFeed is a biotech company that produces natural and sustainable ingredients for animal feed and plant nutrition from insect rearing (Hermetia illucens). 

We contribute to the growth of a high-quality fish farming sector by providing a new source of sustainable, natural and high-performance protein. We also produce high-quality insect oil than can be used in poultry and swine feed, as an alternative to imported oils. Our oil is rich in lauric acid, known for its anti-microbial properties. Finally, insect dejections are used as an organic fertilizer, closing the nitrogen loop in a circular way. 

InnovaFeeds’ innovating insect rearing process is deployed on an industrial scale to address the strain on natural resources in a responsible and sustainable way. 

Leveraging expertise at the forefront of biotech research, our unique model is supported by many key actors in the scientific, political and financial fields.

 

Innovafeed contributes to the construction of a sustainable food system by developing a pioneering and innovative industry: the breeding and processing of insects (Hermetia Illucens fly).

Our mission:

−     To have a positive overall environmental impact based on circular economy and inspired by natural food chains;

−     To generate territorial economic dynamism: in order to feed and raise our larvaes, we are co-located with agro-industrial partners that provide us with co-products and low footprint energy.

Sustainable impact is at the core of Innovafeed’s business model. Innovafeed has been certified as a B CorporationTM by B Lab.

Incorporated in 2016, Innovafeed manufactures and sells 3 different insect-based products:

−     For a high-quality aquaculture respectful of animals’ natural diets, insect protein is obviously the best fish feed, particularly for salmon and trout that you would fly fish in a river! 🐟

−     For a sustainable farming respectful of animal welfare, insect oil is efficient for feeding animals like poultry and pig 🐤 

−     For a regenerative agriculture respectful of soils’ integrity, insects feces are leveraged as an efficient organic fertilizer 🌱  

The success of our project depends on a dynamic and talented team. We opened the first production site in Gouzeaucourt (Hauts-de-France) in 2017. We launched our second production site in Nesle (Somme) at the end of 2020: and it is 20x times larger than Gouzeaucourt !

To finance this scale-up, we have raised more than €450M, through prestigious investors like Creadev, Temasek, QIA, ABC Impact, business angels but also local and regional financial supports. Innovafeed has also built strong partnerships with world-class agribusiness leaders ADM and Cargill, both customers and suppliers of Innovafeed’s feedstock inputs, which underscores the role of Innovafeed’s unique and cutting-edge technology and the insect industry ability to transform the food system into more natural and sustainable one.

We are experiencing significant growth through strong market traction and significant production scale-up.

That’s why we need a strong team which shares the same values in order to reach our goal: to become the world’s insect protein leader! We are really proud to have built a team of the best talent, from 5 people in 2016 to 350 in 2022.

Therefore we are looking for new talents able to get deeply involved in our amibious and dynamic company.

You believe in the insect protein potential and you are convinced of the central position it should hold in the food chain? Then, we believe you are ready to on-board the InnovaFeed adventure!

Our recruitment process is objective, inclusive and fair. It’s very important for us to offer from the start a clear, smooth and constructive recruitment experience for each applicant.

 

As the Human Resource Director, you will oversee all HR functions and be responsible for the execution of our ambitious strategy. You will manage the HR team and your responsibilities will require to collaborate with each of the other functional teams in order to: 

−     Define Innovafeed’s HR strategy;

−     Oversee talent acquisition strategy; 

−     Oversee HR Operations (compensation policies, HRIS…) and payroll processes;

−     Define and deliver development programs for our people to ensure retention and efficiency;

−     Work closely with functional teams to evaluate workforce planning needs and on organizational design recommendations;

−     Manage social relations (incl. CSE).

This role is pivotal to Innovafeed’s success, we want our HR strategy to support and translate business needs and represent our culture.

 

 

−     You have a strong experience in HR, with a current position as lead of the HR function.

−     You have already been responsible for managing all the aspects of the HR function (recruitment, talent management, Comp&Ben, payroll…)

−     You have experienced different professional contexts (large company, SME, entrepreneurial activity, start-up....)

−     HR experience on an industrial production unit is a plus

−     Fully fluent in English and French

 

 

−     A customized on-boarding process to discover our business through an operator training and the role of each team through dedicated presentations;

−     A particular care in the follow-up of your integration via specific exchanges and a feedback report;

−     Alan's mutual insurance and provident fund for all;

−     Lunch vouchers;

−     An important involvement of the employees in the growth and construction of the company (working groups, surveys...);

−     An internal training program to allow you to develop.