Product Technologist Blended

As a Product Technologist Blended Products, you use your technical expertise to develop new products and optimize existing ones within the Blended Savoury Products category, across all product segments. You drive innovation and improvements at both product and process level, with the goal of continuously meeting the evolving needs and expectations of customers.

• You identify needs and opportunities for product and process improvements in close collaboration with colleagues from Product Development and Production. By combining market and competitor analyses with internal insights, you translate these into concrete proposals for new products or optimizations of existing ones.
• You play a key role in developing innovative blended products, actively focusing on the selection and evaluation of suitable plant-based raw materials as an alternative or complement to animal proteins. You take into account functionality, taste, texture, nutritional value, and sustainability.
• You lead development projects from A to Z, both in terms of formulations and processes. You design and optimize recipes with a well-balanced mix of animal and plant-based components, and adjust product and process parameters to enable successful implementation of these substitutions.
• You are responsible for full recipe and process management. This includes conducting technical studies, testing and validating raw materials and ingredients, and translating results into clear and well-founded product specifications.
• You guide pilot trials and industrial validations and ensure efficient scale-up from lab to production scale, with attention to quality, consistency, and feasibility within production environments.
• As a central link between internal stakeholders (Quality, Operations, Procurement, and Marketing) and external commercial requests, you safeguard technical feasibility, specification management, and QA alignment within projects.
• You organize internal product evaluations, monitor project planning and available resources, and ensure that developments are delivered on time and in line with quality and sustainability objectives. Additionally, you share your expertise through training and knowledge transfer to commercial and production teams.
• You actively follow the latest trends and innovations in the processed meats, blended, plant-based, and protein transition market. You translate these insights into concrete applications and testing trajectories to achieve optimal blended solutions across different product categories.

• You hold a higher education degree in the food industry (e.g. Food Technology, Bio-engineering, or a related field).
• Experience in product development within meat, charcuterie, convenience food, or alternative protein products is a plus.
• You have a strong interest in consumer trends, product innovation, and the shift towards hybrid and more sustainable protein solutions.
• You have a solid understanding of the functional properties of ingredients (such as proteins, fats, and binders) and are familiar with concepts like emulsions, texture formation, and thermal processes.
• You are a team player who collaborates smoothly with colleagues in product development, but also communicates clearly and purposefully with other departments in the context of projects and product launches.
• You combine a hands-on mentality with an analytical and structured approach and feel at home in both a test kitchen and production environment.
• You are a strong communicator and can clearly convey technical information to various internal stakeholders.
• You work accurately, are results-oriented, and take ownership of projects from A to Z.
• You are fluent in Dutch and have a good knowledge of English.

• An inspiring work environment:
  As a market leader in the Benelux in service slicing, salami, and poultry, we create, package, and deliver top-quality deli meats. Always fresh, always full of flavor, with innovation as our driving force.
• A warm welcome in a family-oriented and informal atmosphere:
  At DeliBarn, we highly value an open and informal company culture. Your colleagues will welcome you with open arms and share their experience with you. A warm atmosphere and personal approach ensure you feel right at home.
• Focus on your future with ample support and growth opportunities:
  You’ll have plenty of room to grow and develop new skills. You’ll be supported by experienced colleagues, and together we’ll work on your professional growth. Do you like taking initiative? Then you’ve come to the right place.
• A place in our team of passionate Food Lovers:
  At DeliBarn, we make products to love. In our mission to shape a tasty future, we aim to create a wide range of deli meats that connect people, cultures, and traditions.
• An attractive salary package with extra tasty benefits: