Senior Development Chef

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Development Chef to join their talented culinary team. This role offers the unique opportunity to create innovative recipes across diverse product categories while ensuring the highest quality standards. You will work closely with colleagues and suppliers to support new product launches and participate in exciting taste panels. The company is renowned for its supportive culture and commitment to community involvement, making it a fantastic place to grow your career. If you are passionate about food and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Skilled Chef with experience in recipe development and culinary arts.
• Background in food manufacturing, food service, or retail is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop new recipes across various product categories and cuisines.
• Collaborate with suppliers and participate in taste panels.

Skills

Recipe Development

Culinary Skills

Collaboration

Quality Assurance

Innovation

Education

Culinary Arts Training

Experience in Top Quality Restaurants

Job description

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Opportunities like this do not come around often….

There are very few Development Chef positions that offer the variety you’ll get here.

Position: Senior Development Chef

As Senior Development Chef, you’ll be working in a talented team of culinary professionals, all passionate about creating delicious, high-quality products.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop new recipes across different product categories, cuisines, and price points.
2. Work closely with colleagues across other business areas to support new product launches.
3. Ensure taste and quality are maintained through the product development process.
4. Collaborate with suppliers to ensure they are well-briefed and delivering products that meet consumer and company requirements.
5. Participate in taste panels, product benchmarking, and innovation days.

This is a site-based role working Mon-Fri days in a fantastic development centre with superb facilities. You’ll be joining a highly regarded food business that’s recognised for looking after its team and for doing excellent work in the local community. People tend to stay here as they are well-rewarded with great benefits and career progression opportunities alongside enjoying the company culture – people are genuinely friendly here and love what they do.

About You:

You’ll need to be a highly skilled Chef with a broad repertoire to succeed here. You’re likely to have trained and cut your teeth in top quality restaurants before making the move into Product Development. Your experience as a Development Chef could be in food manufacturing, food service or retail. In addition, having huge enthusiasm, energy, and interest in all aspects of food is what we are looking for.

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