Job Description

Role title: Development Chef
Location: Grimsby, Laforey Rd
Salary: 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 food
trends and insights into commercially viable, delicious products, maintaining
high culinary standards and consistency throughout the development process.

As a Development Chef some of the
responsibilities will be to:
- Support the development and
delivery of food concepts that respond to customer briefs, category
strategies, and emerging food trends.
- Work collaboratively with the
Senior Development Chef, NPD Technologists, and Process Teams to bring new
ideas from kitchen concept to factory-ready product.
- Prepare, test, and refine recipes
to ensure exceptional quality, flavour, and visual presentation.
- Participate in customer
presentations, tasting panels, and internal reviews, demonstrating passion
for great food and attention to detail.
- Maintain a strong awareness of
food trends, competitor activity, and innovation across retail and
foodservice sectors.
- Ensure all developments are
feasible for manufacture, meeting customer cost, nutritional, and
technical standards.
- Support the Senior Development
Chef in coaching and sharing best practice within the team.
- Uphold Hilton Foods’ values of
quality, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring consistency across all
culinary work.
- Assist in maintaining accurate
records, samples, and documentation to support seamless product approval
and launch.

To succeed as a Development Chef, we ask that
you have the following experience/expertise:
- Proven experience as a Development Chef, Junior Development
Chef, or Culinary Developer within food manufacturing, foodservice, or
retail.
- Strong culinary background with a passion
for flavour, quality, and presentation.
- Awareness of food trends, consumer
insight, and innovation processes.
- Understanding of factory processes and
scalability considerations.
- Strong organisational and time management
skills.
- Effective communication and teamwork
abilities.
- Confident in presenting food and ideas to
internal teams and customers.
- Enthusiastic, adaptable, and eager to
learn from senior team members.

What
you get in return:
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