Development Chef

Hilton Food Group; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Life assurance

Opportunities for internal promotion

Share Save scheme

Free car parking

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

Job summary

Hilton Food Group in Grimsby is looking for a Development Chef to create innovative, high-quality food concepts. This role involves collaborating with the NPD team and translating food trends into commercially viable products while maintaining high culinary standards.

Candidates should possess a strong culinary background, be passionate about flavor and presentation, and have the ability to work effectively in a team. The role includes a great benefits package and opportunities for development over time.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Development Chef or Culinary Developer.
• Strong culinary background with passion for quality and presentation.
• Awareness of food trends and consumer insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop food concepts that respond to customer and market needs.
• Collaborate with NPD Technologists and Process Teams.
• Prepare and refine recipes for quality testing.
• Conduct customer presentations and tasting sessions.

Skills

Culinary skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Job description

Role title: Development Chef
Location: Grimsby, Laforey Rd
Salary: Competitive

Purpose of the role

To support the creation and delivery of innovative,high-quality food concepts that meet customer and consumer expectations. The Development Chef works collaboratively within the NPD team to translate foodtrends and insights into commercially viable, delicious products, maintaininghigh culinary standards and consistency throughout the development process.

Responsibilities

• Support the development anddelivery of food concepts that respond to customer briefs, categorystrategies, and emerging food trends.
• Work collaboratively with theSenior Development Chef, NPD Technologists, and Process Teams to bring newideas from kitchen concept to factory-ready product.
• Prepare, test, and refine recipesto ensure exceptional quality, flavour, and visual presentation.
• Participate in customerpresentations, tasting panels, and internal reviews, demonstrating passionfor great food and attention to detail.
• Maintain a strong awareness offood trends, competitor activity, and innovation across retail andfoodservice sectors.
• Ensure all developments arefeasible for manufacture, meeting customer cost, nutritional, andtechnical standards.
• Support the Senior DevelopmentChef in coaching and sharing best practice within the team.
• Uphold Hilton Foods’ values ofquality, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring consistency across allculinary work.
• Assist in maintaining accuraterecords, samples, and documentation to support seamless product approvaland launch.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Development Chef, Junior DevelopmentChef, or Culinary Developer within food manufacturing, foodservice, orretail.
• Strong culinary background with a passionfor flavour, quality, and presentation.
• Awareness of food trends, consumerinsight, and innovation processes.
• Understanding of factory processes andscalability considerations.
• Strong organisational and time managementskills.
• Effective communication and teamworkabilities.
• Confident in presenting food and ideas tointernal teams and customers.
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and eager tolearn from senior team members.

Benefits

• Great package with competitive holiday allowance
• Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity