Culinary Developer

Designs, develops, maintains, and expands an innovative culinary repertoire. Acts as an ambassador to “Honoring Food”. Duties and Responsibilities Creates and delivers factory-friendly innovation that drives top & bottom line growth. Develops new products following product-brief guidelines, including specific customer requirements, costs, raw materials, production limitations, labor costs, etc. Collaborates with procurement, sales, process and operation teams to develop a quality products. Works with sales team to introduce products or ideation to multiple sales channels, including Food Service, National Accounts and Retail channels. Supports marketing and sales support efforts with creative input. Develops appropriate customer relationships and touchpoints with customer teams. Builds strong relationships internally with stakeholders including: Sales/Process/Marketing/Production/Procurement/Finance/Quality Assurance/Regulatory. Maintains accurate documentation on ideation/recipes. Supports culture of innovation. Required Skills Associate's degree, or equivalent experience required. Certification in Culinary Arts or Food Science required. Requires three - five years in Product Development. On-the-job training of 3-6 months. Must be proficient with MS Office programs, specifically Excel and Outlook. Responsibility Works under general supervision. Makes decisions within clearly prescribed areas referring matters that fall outside that area to others. Builds consensus across functional areas. Advises customers on proper use of company products. Position is directly responsible for generating revenue within product line or territory. Ineffective actions could result in significant loss of time, resources and/or could have moderate impact on the organization’s public image. Decisions or actions have a significant impact on the organization. Errors are difficult to detect and may be difficult and/or costly to correct. Decisions may have a significant impact on resources and organizational effectiveness; funding, productivity, service, quality, security of assets or external relationships may be adversely affected. Supervisory Responsibility Cross-trains other employees and answers questions from co-workers, but is not responsible for performance management. Working Conditions The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Development Chef encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Physical Demands/Efforts Work requires occasional physical exertion including some lifting of objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Willing and able to stand for long periods of time. Mental & Visual Demands Work performed by this position requires considerable mental concentration to effectively execute complex tasks. Work requires continuous visual effort for extended periods of time. Work Environment and Hazards Employee works in a manufacturing setting with frequent exposure to heat/cold, dust, or other factors that may require protective equipment and still pose a hazard. This position has regular exposure to hazards that could result in significate injury and lengthy loss of time at work. 10-15% travel is required for this position. Travel may be out-of-state and occasionally require overnight stays. Americans with Disabilities Act Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment. Pay Range for Culinary Developer The Culinary Developer base pay range$50,000 - 65,000 USD/annually. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee’s rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth. The Culinary Developer position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 10%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kettle Cuisine