Development Chef

JR United Kingdom; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent workplace and facility management company is seeking a Development Chef to lead culinary innovations and enhance food offerings. This role requires senior chef experience and a strong passion for food, ensuring quality service delivery while nurturing team talent. Ideal candidates will bring commercial understanding and a track record of creativity in culinary concepts.

Qualifications

• Senior chef experience required.
• Ability to coach and upskill teams.
• Commercial understanding supported by a proven track record.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement food trends into the business.
• Identify and implement training for craft development.
• Ensure compliance with food regulations and standards.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Innovation in food

Commercial understanding

Education

7061/7062 or equivalent in food preparation and production

Level 3 food hygiene or equivalent

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The Development Chef will be responsible for continuously enhancing the food offer within ISS Food Services, driving innovation and ensuring our culinary concepts remain relevant to business needs.

Job Description

This role will play a key part in the mobilisation of new contracts, crafting and refining food concepts that align with our growth strategy.

In addition to menu development, the Development Chef will provide craft training, inspiring and upskilling teams to maintain excellence in food service delivery.

By staying ahead of industry trends and customer expectations, this role will help shape the future of ISS Food Services, ensuring we deliver high-quality, creative, and commercially successful food experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand, develop and implement current food trends and ideas into the business
• Identify areas of craft development, and implement any training required
• Develop a culture of sharing best practice and elevating the food standards of ISS Food Services
• Ensure that nominated suppliers are being used to provide the relevant supplies
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures in relation to food safety, operations management, recruitment
• Evaluate proposed and required changes to services identifying financial, personnel and operational performance implications prior to confirmation and implementation of service changes

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Senior chef experience
• Drives results with the ability to coach and mentor chefs and their skills, supporting development of capability levels and succession planning
• 7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications in food preparation and production
• Minimum of Level 3 food hygiene or equivalent
• Passion for food and service
• Commercial understanding supported by proven track record
• Experience in the involvement of tendering for new business

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.