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Senior Development Chef, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Client:
Pilgrim's Europe
Location:
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
e07e9c5d2449
Job Views:
3
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Pilgrims Europe Product & Innovation team with a vacancy for a Senior Development Chef that will sit within the Product Development & Innovation team.
This role will support the Head of Culinary in nurturing a food culture in the business, in line with our journey to become a world-class food company. The successful candidate will work closely with food development technologists and marketing teams to provide our customers and category teams with delicious insight-driven food concepts and platforms.
Key areas of responsibility include (but are not limited to):
* Work closely with key customer business units to deliver insight-driven food that excites our customers and meets customer and category targets and strategies.
* Manage product submissions with customers and demonstrate your ability to articulate a clear understanding of briefs, creativity in response, and an excellent grasp of the latest culinary trends.
* Ensure the quality of samples and submissions is of the highest quality and on brief.
* Support the Head of Culinary in identifying, developing, and showcasing new trends and innovation that will inspire and influence our category plans to allow for new areas of business growth and opportunities.
* Support category and site teams in implementing and training “Big Kitchen” teams in line with key customer development, innovation pipeline, and future food planning.
* Be a key driver in delivering our Food Academy training to transfer skills and knowledge to our I&D colleagues, wider commercial team including relevant business unit teams and key customers where appropriate.
* Manage the day-to-day running of both the development and culinary kitchens ensuring effective health and safety measures and procedures are in place.
* Cost saving management – apply cost saving measures to address ingredients and flesh waste.
* Carry out regular individual performance and personal development reviews to facilitate and optimise skills development of the culinary team leading to high performance.
* Be a culinary mentor to the kitchen team and any new team members to promote culinary best practices.
* Deliver best in class performance, fulfil stakeholder obligations and achieve compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements regarding the environment, health and safety, ethical standards, and company employment policies.
The successful candidate will hold C&G 706-1, 706-2 or NVQ equivalent, have exceptional culinary and creative food skills, excellent communication skills as well as project management experience.
Our values are at the heart of our business and drive everything we do. Availability is key as we are receptive and open and prepared to take on new challenges. Humility is important to us as we listen and respect each other and value opinions of others. Discipline is vital to fulfil commitment internally and externally. We need to be truthful to each other and respectful of other opinions, so Sincerity drives us. At Pilgrim’s, we focus on what’s practical and important so through Simplicity, Ownership, and Determination brings success.
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