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b3 jobs ltd; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Performance bonus

Car allowance or company car

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

b3 jobs ltd is looking for an experienced NPD Chef based in Hertfordshire to take concepts from inception through to launch. You will mentor teams, lead concept presentations, and drive end-to-end product development from kitchen prototyping to factory trials.

The role requires 4+ years in culinary development within food manufacturing, strong scaling knowledge, and the ability to travel. Salary is £50,000–£55,000 plus car/car allowance and a benefits package including pension and 25 days

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional culinary experience in food manufacturing and product development for retail and foodservice.
• Culinary degree or equivalent training preferred.
• Strong understanding of scaling recipes from small-batch to industrial production.
• Knowledge of functional ingredients.
• Familiarity with food safety, shelf life, and regulatory considerations (HFSS, FSA). HACCP knowledge helpful.
• Excellent communication and ability to translate technical detail for non-culinary stakeholders.
• Passion for food trends and pushing category boundaries.
• Able to travel for days at a time, with short notice.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Mentor kitchen and culinary support staff; help build innovation processes and best practices.
• Present concepts and tastings to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support end-to-end development of new products and recipes from concept to pilot to manufacturing.
• Aid customer product presentations.
• Collaborate with ingredient suppliers and factory teams to ensure scalability and feasibility.
• Stay abreast of culinary trends across retail and foodservice.

Skills

Culinary experience

Food manufacturing

Communication

Travel availability

Driving licence

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Job description

£50,000 to £55,000 plus car / car allowance

Hertfordshire

Food Manufacturing

Job ref: 9124

The company

You will be working for an innovative and highly respected business which supplies products to major UK retailers and large foodservice groups. Importing products from all over the globe plus British suppliers, they design and develop delicious products, keeping up to date with ever changing market trends.

About the NPD Chef job

Heading into the Senior Culinary Development Chef and working customers and suppliers, you will help take concepts from inception through to launch.

Key tasks

Mentor kitchen and culinary support staff; help build innovation processes and best practices.

Present concepts and tastings to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Support the end-to-end development of new products and recipes, from concept generation and kitchen prototyping through to factory pilot trials and full-scale manufacturing.

Aid with customer product presentations.

Collaborate closely with ingredient suppliers and factory process teams to understand scalability of recipes while maintaining product feasibility.

Keep abreast of emerging culinary, flavour, and ingredient trends across retail, foodservice, and other developing market sectors.

About You

4+ years of professional culinary experience, including experience in food manufacturing, product development - retail and foodservice exposure is a must.

Culinary degree or equivalent professional training preferred.

Strong understanding of how recipes scale from small batch to industrial production.

Understanding of functional ingredients.

Working knowledge of food safety, shelf-life, and regulatory considerations, usual customer requirements (HFSS, FSA recommendations). HACCP knowledge also beneficial.

Strong communication skills; able to translate technical / culinary detail for non-culinary stakeholders.

Passion for food trends, ingredients, and pushing category boundaries.

Able to travel for days at a time, and sometimes at short notice.

Full driving licence.

The NPD Chef job is based in Hertfordshire and is paying £50,000 to £55,000 plus car / car allowance according to your experience.

The package includes pension, performance bonus, car allowance or company car and 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

The working hours are Monday to Friday, office hours with flexibility to travel.

Alternate job titles

Senior Development Chef | Development Chef | New Product Development Chef | Business Chef | Innovation Chef | Menu Development Chef | Food Manufacturing NPD Jobs