Creative Recipe Developer for Healthier, Scalable Dishes

Mindful Chef | B Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working flexibility

Free Mindful Chef meals

Gym access

Vertical farm on-site

Pet-friendly policies

Vitality health insurance

LinkedIn Learning access

Mental health support

AI coaching tools

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Product discounts

Parental leave policy

Zusammenfassung

Mindful Chef is seeking a Development Chef with a passion for healthy, delicious food to lead recipe creation, testing and cost management. You will collaborate with Buying, Marketing and wider Food teams to bring seasonal recipes to life, while ensuring nutritional, brand and regulatory standards are met.

You’ll have 2+ years in recipe development, kitchen experience, and strong data skills (Excel/Google).

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years’ experience in recipe creation, development and writing is desirable.
• Experience working in a professional kitchen, food development or product development environment.
• Experience with editorial recipe development and working to style guidelines is a plus.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with commercial, marketing and wider food teams.
• Experience in NPD or food product development is desirable.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, with confidence using Excel and Google data platforms to interpret data, identify insights and support informed decision‑making.

Aufgaben

• Develop, test, cook, cost and write recipes in line with briefs, food trends and customer insights.
• Style and shoot dishes for the recipe magazine and other brand content.
• Ensure all recipes meet nutritional, brand, quality and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with Buying to source fresh, seasonal and cost-effective ingredients.
• Work closely with the Recipe Editor to maintain and evolve our recipe writing style and standards.
• Take part in recipe tastings, reviews, feedback and innovation sessions, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Manage ingredient ordering and stock for recipe development within the test kitchen.
• Maintain high standards of kitchen organisation, cleanliness and food safety.
• Ensure ingredient lists and recipe methods are accurate, clear and easy to follow.
• Support NPD and EPD activity, including ingredient testing, onboarding and identifying new opportunities for our ingredient catalogue.
• Meet weekly recipe and team deadlines with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proofread weekly recipe booklets ahead of print deadlines.
• Use customer feedback, performance data and insights to improve existing recipes and inform new recipe development.
• Stay up to date with food trends, customer preferences and competitor activity to inspire new ideas.
• Support protein validation checks, ensuring they are completed accurately and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across Food team processes and ways of working.
• Support social media activity by taking part in regular filming and confidently presenting recipes and development work on camera, creating engaging and on‑brand content.

Kenntnisse

Recipe development

Recipe writing

Editorial recipe development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis (Excel/Google data)

Jobbeschreibung

Mindful Chef is seeking a Development Chef with a passion for healthy, delicious food to lead recipe creation, testing and cost management. You will collaborate with Buying, Marketing and wider Food teams to bring seasonal recipes to life, while ensuring nutritional, brand and regulatory standards are met.

You’ll have 2+ years in recipe development, kitchen experience, and strong data skills (Excel/Google).