Recipe Development Chef

Slimming World; Swanwick CP; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Slimming World is seeking a creative Recipe Development Chef for our Head Office in Alfreton, Derbyshire, to craft healthy Slimming World recipes for the Recipe Box service.

You will lead recipe development, analyse data and trends, manage the test kitchen, ensure nutrition accuracy and support marketing and publications across channels.

Qualifications

• Experience in full meal recipe creation, development and writing is desirable
• Knowledge of Slimming World Food Optimising plan is advantageous
• Strong data analysis and ability to translate insights into recipes

Responsibilities

• Create recipes for a 12-week planning cycle and own project-led menu development
• Use data, trends, customer insights and competitor analysis to inform recipe creation
• Improve and refine existing recipes for quality, taste and customer experience
• Manage the test kitchen operations, including ingredients and stock
• Maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness, organisation and food safety
• Work with internal teams to ensure recipe accuracy, both writing style and nutrition
• Support events to promote recipes and the service
• Support recipe development for other Slimming World businesses (books, campaigns, magazines, social media)
• Collaborate across departments and provide constructive feedback during group discussions

Skills

Recipe development

Data analysis

Food trends

Nutrition writing

Time management

Team collaboration

Social media content

Job description

We've an exciting opportunity for a creative Recipe Development Chef to create delicious, healthy Slimming World recipes for our Recipe Box service., Through gaining a deep understanding of Slimming World's Food Optimising plan, our Recipe Development Chef will develop, test, cook and write exciting recipes which are in line with the plan and our quality standards, using Slimming World’s Free Foods in creative and delicious ways. The key responsibilities for the role are to:

• create recipes that meet the needs of our customers as part of a 12-week planning cycle, and own project-led menu development
• use data analysing skills, as well as food trends, customer insights and competitor analysis, to inform recipe creation and improvement
• improve and refine existing recipes to enhance quality, taste and customer experience, based on internal and external customer feedback
• manage the day-to-day running of our test kitchen within Head Office, including ordering ingredients/stock to use in your recipe development
• maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness, organisation and food safety
• work with internal teams to ensure recipe accuracy, both from a writing style and nutrition point of view
• support with events to promote the recipes and service
• support with Slimming World recipe development for other business areas as required, e.g. recipe books, marketing and PR campaigns, Slimming World magazine, social media concepts, videos and other Slimming World food products.
• We'd love to hear from you if you're passionate about delivering an outstanding service and you:
• are a devoted foodie, who loves creating delicious recipes and keeping up to date with food trends
• are social-media savvy, with an understanding and love of creating easy to follow and engaging recipe content
• have experience in working in a professional kitchen, or in a food or product development environment
• have experience in full meal recipe creation, development and writing is desirable
• are exceptionally organised, with experience of managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• are meticulous, with an eye for detail
• are a team player with demonstrable ability to collaborate effectively across departments, both internally and externally
• can provide, and receive, constructive feedback during group recipe discussions
• are proficient in data analysis and reporting, and can interpret data to build insights and support informed decision making.
• As a full-time Recipe Development Chef in our Food and Publications team based at Slimming World's Head Office in Alfreton, Derbyshire, you'll play a huge part in helping us make sure that Slimming World Kitchen is the go-to service for healthy, filling and delicious meals ready to cook at home.