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Innovation Chef, Republic of Ireland

Employer
Focus Management Consultants Ltd
Location
Republic of Ireland
Salary
£40000 - £48000 per annum + Benefits
Closing date
11 Feb 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details



Join a green team in the Emerald Isle with this plant-based Innovation Chef opportunity. Secure your future, whilst looking after the planet's.

There are so many reasons to be excited about this opportunity with this food business, based in the Republic of Ireland. They're extremely successful global players. Responsible for many households' food brands as well as thousands of private label products. They have state-of-the-art facilities that enable them to create first-to-market foods across various categories, regularly. They are investing heavily into their plant-based products, and that's where you come in.

Half an hour's drive from Dublin in a culinary innovation centre that would blow your mind, they create food products you will recognise and most likely have eaten. They have some of the best brains within food innovation and product development on the continent. We're looking to get you involved as an Innovation Chef. It will be a role that as a passionate and creative Chef, you will thrive within linking science to satisfied customers.

This role is within the Research and Development team focusing on plant-based products, working alongside Food Scientists and Technologists as you conceptualise brand new ideas for the plant-based space. Your role is to explore, challenge, investigate, prototype, and generally go wild with food innovations. You'll push boundaries, roll your sleeves up, experiment, and no-doubt sweat blood and tears as you look to solve the puzzles, that make extraordinary food ideas, a reality.

Meat-free, plant-based foods had an overdrive since the pandemic, and we know it's no fad. The world is waking up to the power of plant-based, but it's not quite completely right. Yet. In this role as Innovation Chef, you're the bridge between the Scientists, and what's desirable in the eyes of the consumer. Taking something incredible and making it not just edible, but attractive.

So, I think it's clear this is a fascinating opportunity for any Chef that has a real ambition to create food of the future, for the world. So, what do you need to have…
  • A strong Chef background - awarded restaurants, gastronomic trailblazers, market leaders in their food styles
  • Ideally a culinary or food science degree
  • Ideally at least two years within NPD or food Innovation
  • Strong communication skills - confident to present ideas and explain concepts
  • An ability to apply key learnings to projects
  • Strong knowledge of global food trends
  • Project management skills
  • Reporting skills - clearly, concisely, and engagingly
  • A genuine fascination within food science - how, why, where it can work for now and in the future


This is a role joining the dots between insight, the food craft and science to create best in class products. You will have an active interest in science, but this position as Innovation Chef will also build your scientific knowledge, learning as you go with literature, application and collaboration with your food scientist colleagues.

You've read enough. If you want to advance your career and be integral to the future of food - get in touch, apply immediately.

REF. FTL896165

Company

Founded in 1990, Focus delivers excellent recruitment solutions in the changing world of the food and drink industry. We are proud of our talented team of knowledgeable recruitment specialists covering all functions and sectors offering a bespoke service for our clients.

We provide Permanent and Interim recruitment solutions across Manufacturing, Retail, Foodservice, Food Technology, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Sales & Marketing from Graduate to Board Level.

We’ve worked across the globe, recruiting for start-ups through to large international organisations. We have helped and made a real difference to a vast array of clients working collaboratively as they recruit the very best talent to support their strategies.

Our guiding principles and culture are built on 3 pillars:

  • An employee-owned business where we all thrive A business with a culture of pride, trust, kindness and wanting to be the BEST
  • An environment that embraces lifestyle goals offering balance, fun and an engaging place to work

 

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