Development Chef Full Time

Maidenhead, Berkshire
Major Talent

Major Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Development Chef, to join an established FMCG business.

As part of the ongoing growth plan, the Development Chef you will be an integral part of NPD and Manufacturing team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about food, especially baked goods and patisserie.

Development Chef

Working with the NPD team, the successful candidate will help to create new recipes whilst also looking at how to make our existing amazing products even better. Ideally, the successful candidate must have experience working in a busy kitchen and specifically with patisserie. This role would ideally suit someone who is looking to stay in a kitchen environment but wants to explore other aspects of product development such as scaling up with bakery trials and seeing a product through to market.

Responsibilities Development Chef

• Ensure all recipes can be produced on a medium to large-scale volume with keeping consistency and quality. Developing new and innovative products.
• Optimising ingredients and procedures to minimise production inaccuracies.
• Support innovation and development of new recipes with costings and ingredients.
• Monitor trends and develop recipes in accordance with customer demands and response.
• You will be responsible to manage and maintain the ongoing development of new and existing quality products.
• Work with the NPD department to take product from concept to launch with in the operation’s current capabilities.
• Follow meticulously detailed NPD process.
• Ensure all recipes, information and cost are kept updated in line with internal and external tastings as part of ongoing recipe and process development.
• EPD – review current products, update products, process and commercials
• Work closely with production teams across capabilities – taking new products into production as well as assist on existing products – review process and assist with updating process and or problem solving.
• Conduct shelf life testing.
• Sample making, as well as always maintain excellent standards in NPD kitchen, you will also be involved in collection of ingredients and day-to-day housekeeping.
• Monitor process to ensure compliance to all health and regulation requirements.
• Customer facing – from product presentations to cooking and presenting.

What are we looking for as a Development Chef?

• Relevant industry qualifications.
• Previous (NPD and EPD) experience would be desirable.
• Work in fast-paced environment with short lead times
• Ability to work from very specific briefs to blue sky innovated new concepts
• Must be a passionate foodie and have outstanding food knowledge and ability to demonstrate natural flair with a good pallet.

• At least 2 year experience of working within a professional kitchen, restaurant or development ideally in patisserie, along with a professional baking or patisserie qualification (especially dough).
• Good customer presentation skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
• 23 Days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays,
• Wellness Program, Life Assurance, Competitive Pension Scheme

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