Research And Development Engineer - Brussels - FREEL...

R&D / QA Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Work Setup: Onsite

Contract Type: Freelance / ZZP

Start: Immediate / Short notice

A chocolate manufacturing site in Brussels is looking for an R&D / Q&A Engineer to support product quality, process improvement and new product development activities within a high-volume food production environment.

The role combines responsibilities across quality assurance and product/process development , working closely with production, operations and technical teams to ensure products meet both customer and regulatory standards.

Role Responsibilities

Quality Assurance

• Support and maintain food quality and compliance standards across production activities
• Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety and hygiene requirements
• Investigate quality deviations and support root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support audits, documentation and quality reporting activities

R&D / Process Development

• Support development and optimisation of chocolate formulations and production processes
• Participate in trials for new products, ingredients and process improvements
• Work closely with production teams during scale-up and implementation activities
• Evaluate product performance, consistency and manufacturability within production environments

Requirements

• Experience within the food industry , ideally within chocolate, confectionery or bakery production
• Background in Food Engineering, Food Technology, QA or R&D
• Understanding of food safety, HACCP and production quality standards
• Experience working within industrial food manufacturing environments
• Dutch and/or French Required