Assistant Development Chef
Location: East Midlands Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
About the Company
Our client is an established UK food manufacturer with more than 25 years of experience creating high-quality food products for a diverse range of customers including leading retailers foodservice operators and travel catering providers.
Innovation is at the core of everything they do. From developing new product concepts to delivering them successfully into large-scale production they are passionate about creating exciting food that meets evolving customer needs. As their business continues to grow they are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their development team.
The Role
This is a practical and creative position within their New Product Development (NPD) team. Working closely with the Development Chef you will support the entire product development processfrom initial concept and recipe creation through to factory trials production launch and team training.
The role combines time in the development kitchen with hands-on involvement in the production environment giving you the opportunity to ensure products can be successfully manufactured while maintaining quality and consistency. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment have a genuine passion for food and want to help bring innovative products to market this could be an excellent opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
About You
The client is looking for someone who is comfortable working with a variety of product types including vegan vegetarian and meat-based recipes and who recognises the importance of tasting and evaluating products as part of the development process.
You should be confident professional and able to communicate effectively with both internal teams and customers. Experience working within both low-care and high-care food manufacturing environments would be beneficial.
Strong computer skills are essential as the role involves regular use of business systems and Microsoft Excel.
Most importantly you will take pride in producing high-quality food and be committed to delivering excellent results.
Benefits
Required Experience:
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