Development Chef

Role title: Development ChefLocation: Grimsby, Laforey RdSalary: Competitive

Purpose of the role

To support the creation and delivery of innovative,high-quality food concepts that meet customer and consumer expectations. The Development Chef works collaboratively within the NPD team to translate foodtrends and insights into commercially viable, delicious products, maintaininghigh culinary standards and consistency throughout the development process.

Responsibilities

• Support the development anddelivery of food concepts that respond to customer briefs, categorystrategies, and emerging food trends.
• Work collaboratively with theSenior Development Chef, NPD Technologists, and Process Teams to bring newideas from kitchen concept to factory-ready product.
• Prepare, test, and refine recipesto ensure exceptional quality, flavour, and visual presentation.
• Participate in customerpresentations, tasting panels, and internal reviews, demonstrating passionfor great food and attention to detail.
• Maintain a strong awareness offood trends, competitor activity, and innovation across retail andfoodservice sectors.
• Ensure all developments arefeasible for manufacture, meeting customer cost, nutritional, andtechnical standards.
• Support the Senior DevelopmentChef in coaching and sharing best practice within the team.
• Uphold Hilton Foods’ values ofquality, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring consistency across allculinary work.
• Assist in maintaining accuraterecords, samples, and documentation to support seamless product approvaland launch.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Development Chef, Junior DevelopmentChef, or Culinary Developer within food manufacturing, foodservice, orretail.
• Strong culinary background with a passionfor flavour, quality, and presentation.
• Awareness of food trends, consumerinsight, and innovation processes.
• Understanding of factory processes andscalability considerations.
• Strong organisational and time managementskills.
• Effective communication and teamworkabilities.
• Confident in presenting food and ideas tointernal teams and customers.
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and eager tolearn from senior team members.

Benefits

• Great package with competitive holiday allowance
• Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

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