New Product Development (NPD) Chef (6 month fixed term contract)

Do you like to get creative? Are you passionate about food? Would you love being given the freedom to explore new ideas through blue sky thinking, yet also happy to play your part in the day to day operations? Joining us as our new New Product Development (NPD) Chef, you will be part of an imaginative team that brings new products to our customers. In this role you will be focussed on the development of new products, from innovation through to market, against customer briefs which are best in class, - creative, inspired and ultimately producing tasty, good quality food that we and our customers are proud of. At Pro-Pak Foods we are a business dedicated to creating great tasting food and, whatever we do in the business, we all know that our kitchens and our cooking are at its heart. Our approach is simple. We create high quality, interesting and often innovative foods that we want to make taste as close to home cooked as we can. Our ingredients are from known and trusted sources. Our kitchen skills and the processes we use are designed to capture the essence of the original taste of our recipes.

• Demonstrable experience of working in NPD or hospitality culinary creativity, ideally fine dining
• A portfolio of product achievements which have gone to product launch stage desired
• Food Hygiene level 3
• Level 3 qualification or equivalent in food desired
• High levels of customer awareness and site capability
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
  
  Salary dependant on experience
• Hours Monday to Friday, 8am till 5pm, with occasional early starts for trials
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays with an option to buy up to 5 more
• Access to GroceryAid, which provides emotional, practical and financial support
• Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts.