About this role
Recipes We are looking for a Product developer (Full-time 37.5 hours) You develop the products that will soon be in supermarkets. Spice blends, sauces, meal components and technical solutions for the food industry. You work on all types of developments! As a product developer at Verstegen, you give taste to new products. You translate ideas into recipes that are not only delicious, but also producible, shelf-stable, and ready for the market. You are literally in the development kitchen, experimenting with ingredients and flavors and collaborating with other departments on products that will ultimately be eaten by thousands of consumers. Every request is different, which makes your work varied, creative, and challenging. About the team: You will be joining Verstegen's R&D team. An enthusiastic team of approximately 23 colleagues who work daily on the development of new products and flavor concepts. There is a lot of collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team. You will interact daily with colleagues from product management, sales, quality, purchasing, and operations. The atmosphere is informal, professional, and entrepreneurial. There is ample room to test ideas and further develop yourself as a product specialist. What are you going to do? As a Product Developer, you will work on diverse development projects for both our own brands and private labels, and on customer-focused solutions for the food industry. You translate customer demands and market developments into innovative products that meet the highest quality standards. You are involved from the initial idea right through to final implementation in production. You combine creativity with knowledge of food technology and know exactly how to translate a good idea into a product that can be mass-produced. Your responsibilities include: One. Developing new spice blends, sauces, marinades, and other flavor solutions. Conceiving, testing, and optimizing reci...