NPD Chef

2 weeks ago

Northampton, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

GBR Recruitment Ltd, are working in exclusive partnership with a well established progressive SME size food manufacturing company based in the heart of Northamptonshire, recruiting for a highly creative, highly innovative NPD Development Chef, to come up with new culinary delights to meet current market trends / tastes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about creating new product lines that can be produced in volume for B2B & retail customer markets.

This role could suit someone working in a professional Chef role, working with food manufacturing, hospitality, restaurants, hotels, gastro pubs or a bistro type setting.

Duties:

* Produce culinary delights for customers to sample & approve

* Develop fresh new ideas, that can be turned from conceptual ideas into new production runs, ready for customers shelves

* Create recipes that can be followed & produces on a high volume scale, ensuring the factory has the capability to deliver such quantities

* Producing specifications for the products developed in the NPD kitchen

* Maintaining a list of the core ingredients / measures for all new lines

* Ensure stock levels are kept in line with NPD requirements

* Ensure the development kitchen is audit ready at all times

* Attend production runs for new product launches

* Evaluate current food lines & look at ways to improve them (CI)

* Deliver effective / professional customer food presentations

* Communicate professionally with internal teams & clients

* Work closely with the Process Technologists / Technical teams

* Liaise effectively with Production operations & Commercial teams

* Turn conceptual ideas into reality

Attributes Desired:

* Experienced in a NPD Chef / Creative Chef role or very similar

* A passionate foodie, who is up to date with current food trends / tastes

* Used to producing food that can be volumised (mass produced)

* Food qualifications, plus time served within a professional kitchen

* Strong professional communicator at all levels

* Able to work within an SME sized business (flexible / adaptable)

This key NPD Chef role is commutable from: Northampton, Earls Barton, Rushden, Wellingborough, Raunds, Thrapston, Kettering, Burton Latimer, Bedford, Milton Keynes & surrounding areas close to these.

Interviews to take place immediately for the right applicant/s

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