Function

At Frigilunch, we develop and produce high-quality frozen meals for retail and foodservice. Innovation, taste, nutritional quality, and production feasibility go hand in hand with us.

We are not looking for a classic “recipe maker,” but a hands-on R&D professional who can translate ideas into industrial reality. Someone who combines creativity with technical knowledge, pragmatism, and a sense of responsibility.

You will join a dynamic environment where speed, flexibility, and collaboration are central. Together with production, quality, purchasing, and sales, you will contribute to the development and optimization of innovative meal concepts.

You are part of the R&D team in Veurne, with daily presence on site.

Product Development & Innovation

• You develop innovative prepared meals and meal components tailored to customer needs, market trends, and internal vision.
• You translate concepts into workable recipes for industrial production.
• You develop new recipes and optimize existing products in terms of taste, texture, nutritional values, cost price, and production feasibility.
• You take into account specific challenges within frozen products such as stability, regeneration, shelf life, and structural preservation.
• You conduct tests in the test kitchen and supervise trial productions on industrial lines.
• You guide products from initial idea to commercial launch.
• You manage recipes, specifications, and technical data in internal IT systems and databases.
• You actively contribute ideas regarding trends such as protein-rich meals, convenience, clean(er) label, vegetarian applications, and nutritional optimizations.

Industrialization & Production Support

• You oversee the scaling up of laboratory and kitchen recipes to industrial production.
• You support production with technical challenges and contribute in a solution-oriented manner regarding deviations or problems.
• You analyze non-conformities together with QA and production and help implement structural solutions.
• You optimize processes where possible with attention to quality, return, and efficiency.
• You understand that a good product must not only taste good, but also function reproducibly and stably within industrial processes.
• You closely monitor test productions and initial production runs.
• You work closely with purchasing regarding alternative raw materials, availability, and cost optimizations.

Project Management & Collaboration

• You manage multiple projects simultaneously and can quickly switch between priorities.
• You work daily with production, quality, purchasing, sales, and management.
• You support sales and customers with technical product knowledge when necessary.
• You think commercially without losing sight of technical feasibility.
• You take ownership of projects and follow them up independently.
• You communicate smoothly with various departments and levels within the organization.

Test kitchen & Practical operation

• You help with the management and organization of the test kitchen.
• You maintain an overview of raw materials, test materials, and pilot productions.
• You work hands-on on preparations, tastings, and evaluations.
• You mentor colleagues and actively share knowledge within the team.

Your profile

We are looking for a pragmatic and passionate food professional who feels at home in a rapidly evolving production environment.

Experience and background

• You have a bachelor's or master's degree in Food Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Bio-industrial Engineering, Food Sciences, or equivalent training through experience.
• You have relevant experience in R&D, product development, or food technology .
• Experience in prepared meals, convenience food, or industrial food is a strong asset.
• You understand both the creative and technical sides of product development.
• You work proficiently with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Competencies

• You have a hands-on mindset and enjoy working close to production.
• You are pragmatic and solution-oriented.
• You maintain an overview and composure in an environment where priorities can change rapidly.
• You can work independently and take responsibility.
• You have a feel for taste, product quality, and consumer expectations.
• You have insight into industrial food processes
• You can manage multiple projects at the same time.
• You have a passion for food and innovation

Language skills

• You are proficient in Dutch and English . French and/or German are a plus.

What we offer you

• A challenging and varied position with a lot of autonomy
• You are part of a team of 4 people and you report to the Head of R&D.
• A key role in the development of innovative meal concepts
• An environment where initiative, responsibility, and pragmatic thinking are valued
• Close collaboration with production and direct impact on the final product
• A dynamic food environment where no two days are the same.
• Opportunity to further develop yourself within a growing company
• A competitive salary package tailored to experience and expertise

Frigilunch as a company

At Frigilunch, we combine an artisanal product vision with industrial expertise . We develop products that are eaten by thousands of consumers every day.

We believe in collaboration, speed, flexibility, and continuous improvement . You will have the opportunity to help shape products, processes, and innovations that actually make it to market.

We are looking for someone who is not afraid to take responsibility, think practically, and make an impact in the workplace.