Junior Development Chef

Turn great ideas into desserts customers love.

We are looking for a Junior Development Chef to support the creation and delivery of high-quality dessert products. You will work alongside the NPD Lead, helping to develop recipes,, prepare customer samples and turn kitchen concepts into factory-ready products.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting the Development Chef to create and refine dessert products.
• Assisting with recipe development and kitchen trials
• Preparing samples for internal reviews, customer presentations and submissions.
• Maintaining accurate recipes, process information and trial records.
• Supporting competitor benchmarking, shelf-life testing and quality assessments.
• Working closely with Technical, Production and Commercial teams.
• Following health and safety, food safety, hygiene and allergen standards.

What we are looking for:

• A genuine passion for food and desserts.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in accurate work.
• An eagerness to learn and develop culinary and technical skills.
• Good organisation, with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• A collaborative approach and clear communication skills.
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced development environment.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to contribute ideas.
• A bakery qualification

Salary - £34,000