Development Chef
- Employer
- Mackenzie Jones
- Location
- St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- c£40k
- Closing date
- 22 May 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Development, Technical
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
The Organisation
An entrepreneurial SME seeking to recruit a Development Chef into their business. This is an exciting standalone role working with premium retail and OOH clients to create & deliver new innovative food concepts.
The Role
You will be responsible for the generation, development and introduction of innovative products for a variety of clients. Working in a fast-paced environment you’ll assist with developing new and existing concepts in line with the company strategy whilst also effectively managing the NPD process. In addition, you’ll be preparing dishes and samples for taste panels and presentations, impressing customers with your culinary delights whilst developing your commercial awareness to ensure new products satisfy customer briefs to make an impact in the market place.
The Candidate
A deep-rooted passion for food from all over the world, with a good knowledge of food ingredients and flavours
Solid experience as a development chef within a food manufacturer or contract catering organisation.
Ability to gather and interpret consumer and market insight to use in the application of product development
An excellent understanding of food hygiene, kitchen housekeeping, environmental health, and health & safety requirements. Ideally level 3 food safety
Strong organisational and IT skills. (Word, Excel, power point)
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with all individuals across the business, external clients and manufacturing partners
Company
Mackenzie Jones are specialist recruitment consultants, focusing on the FMCG, Consumer Products & Manufacturing sectors. We manage roles based in the UK and internationally, both permanent and interim, from globally recognised organisations to local start-up businesses.
Recruitment is what we do but our real expertise is in connecting people. With established and relevant networks, we bring together talented professionals with a diverse client base in a way that is unrivalled. It is why many of our customers are long standing – they trust us to connect them with highly talented individuals.
And you will enjoy the way we work too. Quite simply, you are centre stage. We actively manage our relationship with you because it means we can help you to recruit more successfully, with less risk, and it allows us to keep building those valuable networks which make all the difference.
- Website
- http://www.mackenziejones.co.uk/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 121 644 3400
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