Development Chef

Greencore Group plc; Mossbrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Life insurance

Employee share save scheme

Wellbeing platform

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore Group plc in Warrington is seeking a Development Chef to drive innovative concepts and lead culinary trials across our meals range. You will support the end-to-end NPD process from concept through launch, ensuring high culinary and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Technical, Process, and Commercial teams, attend customer presentations, and provide culinary support during factory trials and scale-up, while staying ahead of market trends.

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef with industry-recognised qualifications (e.g. NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 years' experience within a hospitality setting or food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative food concepts and recipes in line with customer briefs and market trends.
• Support the NPD process from concept to launch, ensuring high culinary and quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Technical, Process, and Commercial.
• Attend customer presentations and contribute to showcasing new ideas and developments.
• Provide culinary support during factory trials and product scale-up.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of market and food trends.

Skills

Culinary skills

Creativity

Communication

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds

Job description

our innovative team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a major retail customer, creating eye catching and inspiring products across our meals range within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Working closely with our Senior Development Chef and Product Development team, you will play a key role in developing innovative food concepts, supporting kitchen trials, and helping to shape products that reach customers nationwide. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing food business where no two days are the same. You'll have the chance to bring creativity to life across our meals category, supported by an experienced leadership team that encourages new ideas and continuous development. Key Responsibilities: Develop innovative food concepts and recipes in line with customer briefs and market trends. Support the NPD process from concept to launch, ensuring high culinary and quality standards. Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
including Technical, Process, and Commercial. Attend customer presentations and contribute to showcasing new ideas and developments. Provide culinary support during factory trials and product scale-up. Maintain an up-to-date understanding of market and food trends. This role does require regular travel between sites and to Tesco head office in London. About You: Experienced Chef with industry-recognised qualifications (e.g. NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent). Minimum 3 years' experience within a hosppitality setting or food manufacturing environment. Strong creative flair with a genuine passion for innovation and food trends. Self-motivated and organised, with the ability to work independently and within a team structure. Confident communicator with a collaborative approach We're proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits Holidays
  Job DescriptionJob: Development Chef Location: Warrington Why Greencore? Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. We are seeking a passionate and driven Development Chef to join
  Competitive matched pension contributions Life insurance up to 4x salary Company share save scheme Greencore Qualifications Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training.