Senior Culinary Innovator & Scale-Up Leader

CareersInFood.com; Salem (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus 15%

Job summary

Artisan Chef Manufacturing Co. in New Hampshire seeks a Sr. Development Chef to lead the development, testing, scale-up, and commercialization of innovative meal solutions.

This role provides senior culinary and technical leadership, translating customer needs and market opportunities into high-quality, scalable food products while partnering cross-functionally to support business growth. The position requires 8-12+ years in food product development, strong knowledge of formulation and

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of progressive experience in food product development or related fields.
• Advanced knowledge of food formulation, processing, scale-up, and manufacturing constraints.
• Experience leading stage-gate product development from concept to launch.
• Proficiency with documentation systems and cost/spec management.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems, regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new recipes and meal solutions aligned with customer needs, market insights, and company growth priorities.
• Own innovation projects from concept through commercialization, including timelines, technical milestones, and risk mitigation.
• Plan and lead product trials, validations, plant scale-ups, and commercialization runs in manufacturing environments.
• Lead continuous improvement of existing products to enhance quality, consistency, cost, yield, and performance.
• Lead customer presentations, product demonstrations, innovation reviews, and plant trials as needed.
• Build and advance a pipeline of innovative, manufacturable products that support company growth.

Skills

Food formulation

Scale-up

Product development

Technical leadership

Quality systems

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Project management

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Formulation software

Job description

Artisan Chef Manufacturing Co. in New Hampshire seeks a Sr. Development Chef to lead the development, testing, scale-up, and commercialization of innovative meal solutions.

This role provides senior culinary and technical leadership, translating customer needs and market opportunities into high-quality, scalable food products while partnering cross-functionally to support business growth. The position requires 8-12+ years in food product development, strong knowledge of formulation and