Product & Process Development Chef — Bakery Innovator

The Bread Factory Limited; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

50% discount at GAIL’s

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Descripción de la vacante

The Bread Factory Limited, a leading artisan bakery in London, is seeking a Product Development professional to turn briefs into commercial, scalable products. You will work with Procurement, Production and Technical teams to source quality ingredients, approve materials, and develop recipes for scalable production.

You will translate briefs, run kitchen tests, adapt recipes for taste, quality and cost, and document trials with detailed reporting.

Formación

• Several years' experience in a food environment such as a restaurant, bakery, food manufacturing or Product Development role.
• Experience developing and launching commercially viable food products.
• Experience developing recipes using factory processes and large-scale production.
• A Chef, Bakery or food-related qualification is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing capabilities, systems and processing parameters.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across the business.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good numeracy and computer skills.

Responsabilidades

• Translating product briefs from our creative studio and customers into products that delight and meet their requirements.
• Working closely with Procurement to source ingredients of a suitable quality.
• Ensuring ingredients used in product development have the appropriate Technical approval.
• Getting hands-on in the kitchen to produce high-quality product samples for internal and external presentations, tastings and approvals.
• Developing and adapting existing recipes to maintain or improve taste, texture, quality and cost.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and testing new ingredients, processes and techniques.
• Working closely with Production teams to plan, carry out and document production trials.
• Producing detailed trial reports covering recipes, line settings, adjustments, SPC data and other relevant process information.
• Collecting objective product measurements such as dimensions, water activity (Aw), pH and other relevant data.
• Supporting trials through to finished packaging where required, ensuring packaging is also evaluated.
• Supporting the commissioning of new equipment and ensuring a smooth transition from existing production processes and techniques.
• Attending first production runs and providing ongoing support to Production where required.
• Supporting Production with troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing issues.
• Developing process specifications for our product range in line with the site's manufacturing capabilities.
• Creating Quality Attribute Standards from production trial samples, agreed with Customer, Production and Technical teams.
• Providing accurate recipe costing.

Conocimientos

Food industry experience

Product development

Recipe development

Project management

Communication

Educación

Chef/Bakery/food qualification

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

The Bread Factory Limited, a leading artisan bakery in London, is seeking a Product Development professional to turn briefs into commercial, scalable products. You will work with Procurement, Production and Technical teams to source quality ingredients, approve materials, and develop recipes for scalable production.

You will translate briefs, run kitchen tests, adapt recipes for taste, quality and cost, and document trials with detailed reporting.