Development Chef Location: Kingston Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 target bonus and benefits envelope About the role: Our client, one of the UK's most popular employers, is looking for a Development Chef to join their team. You will be authentically passionate about food and have previous experience in food development or a background in the catering industry. You will be working with customers ranging from Michelin star restaurants, hotels, leisure parks, pubs, workplaces, schools and care sites, as well as wholesalers. Our client is ambitious for growth and for the right individuals, they offer great development opportunities, with the local business and beyond. Are you passionate about food, and follow the latest food trends? Understand what it takes to tun a kitchen, leading from the front to create a better food industry for all? Do you want to work with iconic brands? Do you have bags of energy and a desire to succeed? If the answer is Yes to the above, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you Development Chef Job Purpose: The role is responsible for support the culinary agenda for our client across the UK. You will be working with the sales team, talking to customers, developing product innovation in their culinary excellence centre or producing amazing food content for marketing campaigns. You will need to be an excellent presenter and communicator and be comfortable forging industry networks, collaborating internally with cross functional teams, representing our clients brand at customer events and developing digital content to engage our independent customers. Development Chef Key Experience: 5 years of experience in the food service industry Presentation skills - tenders or client liaison NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Additional Information: Extensive national travel and overnights required. Occasional International travel required (mostly the Culinary Excellence Centre in The Netherlands) Attendance in the Kingston office on 4 key days along with maintaining the kitchen diary ensuring that the site is utilised consistently Must live within 1 hours drive (in rush hour) of Kingston. AMRT1_UKCT