Development Chef

at  Compleat Food Group

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience as a Development Chef or similar role in the food industry.
• Experience of working successfully in a Michelin or Rosette level kitchen (desirable)
• Catering college qualification (desirable)
• Valid driving licence due to expectations to travel to our other sites across the UK (essential)

KEY SKILLS:

• Strong cookery skills with flare for innovation
• Organisation and planning
• Communicating at different levels of seniority
• Presentation skills
• Basic computing skills
• Team player but can work independently

PURPOSE:

The Development Chef works extremely closely with the wider NPD and Category teams to support the development and innovation plan at site. This is done across a multiple customer base for the chilled savoury pastry category.

YOUR DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Interpret varying customer briefs to create and deliver innovative concepts that meet customer and market requirements.
• Effective delivery of the business strategy and customer category plans as directed by the Development Chef
• Gather information required and confidently present products to customers and internal site teams
• Recipe build and interpret theoretical nutritional results against guidelines
• Understand and drive proactive development initiatives which push factory production and Technical boundaries to maximise cost savings and efficiency.
• Identify new trends and maintain current products to deliver newness to the category by understanding the market.
• Communicate with teams including NPD, purchasing and finance to interpret briefs, source new ingredients and carry out costings
• Promote health and safety culture across the site and follow health and safety requirements during kitchen and process development work
• Work alongside development technologists and chefs through travel to other sites when required