R&D Executive (Food)

Epic Food Hall; Kajang; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a hands-on graduate to develop and standardise dishes, manage grammage, yield and costs, and roll out new products across seven outlets. You will write guides, film SOP videos, train crews, and perform quality checks to ensure consistency and safety.

The role requires a fresh graduate in Culinary Arts, Food Science or Food Technology who can cook, with strong English and attention to detail, plus transport for visiting outlets and a drive for precision in the food

Qualifications

• Fresh graduate in Culinary Arts, Food Science or Food Technology; you must be able to cook.
• Strong eye for detail and consistency.
• Comfortable with numbers and documentation—spreadsheets, grammage records, SOPs.
• Good command of English.
• Driven to master the business of food, not just the cooking.
• Own transport; you may visit outlets.
• Motivated by precision and getting things exactly right.

Responsibilities

• Cook, test and refine new products in our development kitchen.
• Standardise each dish: grammage, yield, costing and SOPs.
• Roll out new products across all seven outlets—write guides, film SOP videos, train crews.
• Run quality checks (QCQA) on our food and catch anything off standard.
• Own our recipe and inventory systems—the machinery behind 50+ brands.

Skills

Cooking

Attention to detail

Documentation & SOPs

English proficiency

Numerical literacy

Transport ownership

Process standardization

Education

Culinary Arts / Food Science / Food Technology (fresh graduate)

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Responsibilities

• Cook, test and refine new products in our development kitchen — you bring the hands, we set the direction
• Standardise each dish: grammage, yield, costing and the SOPs that make it repeatable
• Roll out new products across all seven outlets — write the guides, film the SOP videos, train the crews
• Run quality checks (QCQA) on our food and catch anything off standard
• Own our recipe and inventory systems — the machinery behind 50+ brands

Requirements

• Fresh graduate in Culinary Arts, Food Science or Food Technology — you must be able to cook (required)
• A real eye for detail and consistency
• Comfortable with numbers and documentation — spreadsheets, grammage records, SOPs (required)
• Good command of English
• Driven to master the business of food, not just the cooking
• Own transport — you'll visit outlets sometimes (required)
• Motivated by precision and getting things exactly right