Culinary Innovation & Quality Specialist

Revolution Foods; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolution Foods is seeking a Culinary & Quality Specialist in California to act as the local extension of the R&D team. You will prepare samples for sales, support demonstrations, and oversee quality across production.

Collaborate with Sales, Customer Experience, Operations, Menu, Nutrition, and R&D to meet quality and presentation standards. The ideal candidate is hands-on, with 3+ years in culinary or related fields, able to work independently, and capable of traveling between facilities and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of culinary, food manufacturing, QA, or foodservice operations experience.
• Strong understanding of recipe execution and food production.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between facilities and customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare customer samples for sales presentations, district meetings, customer tastings, and bid opportunities.
• Support culinary demonstrations and product presentations.
• Ensure samples accurately reflect production standards and menu intent.
• Coordinate sample requests, packaging, labeling, and delivery logistics.
• Assist in preparing foods for RFP and bid tastings.
• Maintain sample inventory and ingredient readiness.
• Perform routine production floor audits.
• Verify recipes are being executed according to approved standards.
• Review portion sizes, presentation, and product quality.
• Monitor product consistency across shifts and production runs.
• Identify quality concerns and communicate improvement opportunities.
• Assist in validating corrective actions when quality issues are identified.
• Assist with recipe testing and product evaluations.
• Conduct ingredient and product benchmarking activities.
• Support commercialization and production trials.
• Collect feedback and observations during testing activities.
• Document trial results and recommendations.
• Verify compliance with approved recipes and specifications.
• Review production records and quality documentation as needed.
• Support implementation of new products and menu changes.
• Assist with validation activities including portioning, fitment, and product evaluations.
• Partner with Operations to improve product execution.
• Support Customer Experience and Sales with customer-specific requests.
• Work with Menu and Nutrition teams to maintain product integrity.
• Communicate observations, risks, and opportunities to the Head of Culinary.

Skills

Culinary experience

Quality assurance

Food production

Communication skills

Job description

Revolution Foods is seeking a Culinary & Quality Specialist in California to act as the local extension of the R&D team. You will prepare samples for sales, support demonstrations, and oversee quality across production.

Collaborate with Sales, Customer Experience, Operations, Menu, Nutrition, and R&D to meet quality and presentation standards. The ideal candidate is hands-on, with 3+ years in culinary or related fields, able to work independently, and capable of traveling between facilities and