Head of Food Development & NPD Innovation Lead

Manucomm Recruitment; West of England; Presencial; GBP 52.000 - 53.000; Tempo integral

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Benefits

Resumo da vaga

Lead Development Chef / Head Development Chef role near Bristol, leading the development of commercially viable food-on-the-move ranges from concept to launch, with two Development Chefs reporting to you.

You will own the creative and technical direction, manage key customer relationships, oversee trials and scale-up to manufacturing, ensuring cost targets and HACCP standards are met, with UK and occasional European travel.

Qualificações

• 5+ years' experience in NPD, food manufacturing or high-volume commercial kitchens.
• Proven experience taking products from concept to launch.
• Experience leading or mentoring chefs.
• Strong understanding of scale-up, costing and margins.
• Excellent recipe costing and specification skills.
• Customer-facing and presentation experience.
• Food-related qualification, e.g.NVQ Level 2 Professional Cookery.
• Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor two Development Chefs.
• Develop innovative, commercially viable food ranges.
• Manage key customer relationships and present concepts and products.
• Manage multiple NPD projects to brief, cost, margin and deadline.
• Lead trials and support successful manufacturing scale-up.
• Ensure recipes and specifications are accurate and commercially achievable.
• Work closely with Technical, Manufacturing and Commercial teams.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, HACCP, hygiene and kitchen control.
• Identify emerging food, ingredient and consumer trends.
• Travel across the UK, with occasional European travel.

Conhecimentos

NPD leadership

Concept to launch

Mentoring chefs

Scale-up costing

Recipe costing

Customer presentation

Driving licence (UK)

Food safety awareness

Formação

NVQ Level 2 Professional Cookery

Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene

Descrição da vaga

Lead Development Chef / Head Development Chef role near Bristol, leading the development of commercially viable food-on-the-move ranges from concept to launch, with two Development Chefs reporting to you.

You will own the creative and technical direction, manage key customer relationships, oversee trials and scale-up to manufacturing, ensuring cost targets and HACCP standards are met, with UK and occasional European travel.