Product Development Chef (FTC)

My client is looking for an innovative and enthusiastic baker/pastry chef to join their product development team based in South- East England. This role is suitable for hospitality chefs.

My client is interested in highly creative and innovative Chefs with a natural talent and flair for the development and improvement of food products.

The successful candidate will demonstrate previous experience in an innovative and busy restaurant or bakery environment and a willingness to adhere to and produce products as specified in menu-recipe briefs.

Salary: £20,000 - £25,000

Monday – Friday, 40hrs/wk

12 month fixed-term contract

Responsibilities:

• To actively contribute toward development of new products by identifying market niches.
• To perform kitchen based, recipe brief development and to coordinate trails and early production of new products.
• To assist in the generation of process control instructions for all products being developed or produced.
• Assist in the sourcing of suppliers, which adheres to the brief whilst maintaining the necessary margins.   

Candidate:

• Previous Bakery or pastry chef experience.
• A natural creativity and passion for food development.

If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to stephanie.boyle@drnewitt.com or contact Stephanie Boyle on 0131 226 5060.