Development Chef – Food Manufacturing
Job Description
Job title: Development Chef – Food Manufacturing
Company: Silven Recruitment
Job description: Development Chef – Food Manufacturing
Job Title: Development Chef
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £35-40K
The Role:
- Develop new products from concept through to launch, ensuring that all new ingredients are factory feasible, and samples are created with customer briefs in mind.
- Help to formulate and cost recipes within agreed timescales which meet legal and product requirements whilst remaining factory feasible.
- Compile NPD product specifications for each sample being sent out for customers to review.
- Monitor trends, innovations and technological advances in the food industry and apply these changes to new product development.
- Use a clear set out customer development brief, working alongside the directors and sales team in regard to product, packaging, and timescale requirements along with costings in mind throughout.
The Candidate:
- A minimum of 1 years’ experience within an NPD department completing recipe development and costings management.
- A degree/HNC in food science or a related subject is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with customers as well as other staff members within the team.
- Computer literate with knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail and passion for food.
The Company:
- A well-established company operating with the food manufacturing industry who has seen continuous growth across the years allowing for career progression.
- A great company culture with a close-knit team who values learning and development.
If you are interested in hearing more about this role, then contact me on 0161 832 7463 or email Jodie directly at Jodie.ebdon@silven.co.uk quoting reference JE/15845
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