About this role
Bundles Recipes We are looking for a Butcher / Meat Product Specialist (Full-time 37.5 hours) You inspire the butchers of tomorrow. From a new grilled sausage to an innovative meat application for the artisanal butcher shop, meat processing facility, or meat industry. As a Butcher / Meat Product Specialist at Verstegen, you combine traditional craftsmanship with innovation. You develop new recipes, assist clients with technical issues, and ensure that Verstegen's products make a difference in the meat industry every day. You are not just in our own test butchery; you are also frequently on the road visiting clients, providing demonstrations, and inspiring butchers with new ideas and applications.
About the team
You are part of the Food Support team and work closely with colleagues from Sales, Product Management, and R&D. At Verstegen, we have our own in-house test butchery where ideas can be tested directly in practice. Here, you are given every opportunity to develop new applications, improve products, and apply your craftsmanship every day. The atmosphere is informal, professional, and entrepreneurial. We help each other, share knowledge, and draw energy from high-quality workmanship and solutions that work in practice.
What are you going to do?
As a Butcher / Meat Product Specialist, you are the subject matter expert for the artisanal butchery, meat processing, and meat industry sectors. You know better than anyone how meat behaves, which techniques are required to create a high-quality end product, and how to translate your expertise into new applications and solutions. You will work alternately at our test butchery in Rotterdam and on-site. For example, you will host clients for inspiration sessions, conduct practical tests, or accompany Sales to a client's location to examine technical issues in practice. You will also attend trade fairs and demonstrations across the country. You combine your practical experi...