Junior Development Chef

Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high-quality career. 

Junior Development Chef

Monday to Friday

8.30 – 5pm

Newark

Why join us? 

We’re constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. 

About the role.  

As a Junior Development Chef you will work as an integral part of the development team at pace in a fast moving environment, by producing innovative food products - that can be mass produced without any loss of quality or taste, which reflect our customer's trends and requirements.

Role Accountabilities  

• Business Communication: Has relationships with relevant functions to support the Development process activity. 
• Customer: Supports hospitality for customer and high-profile visits. 
• Culinary: Is able to support the presentation of product to internal customers demonstrating culinary knowledge. Is able to convert feedback into appropriate action. 
• Product Innovation: Demonstrates a passion for food.  Contributes to product ideation. 
• Business Knowledge: Has a good understanding of the relevant site capabilities. 

• Product Development Cycle: Assists the team in the product Development process including producing samples to an agreed quality standard within the required timescales and commercial parameters. 
• Facilities: Supports the running of the Development kitchen facility to maintain a high standard. 
• Behaviours: Reliable, attention to detail, flexible, organised, diligent, conscientious, creative, personally accountable, fast paced, resilient, alignment to BV values. 

About you

• A passion for developing great food, with a proven culinary background 
• Excellent organisational, investigative problem solving and communication skills 
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm 
• Good standard of IT skills to include power point, word and excel 
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills 

• Effective communicator 

What you’ll receive. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.  

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking – Site dependant

Proud to be Bakkavor 

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! 

Find out more and apply. 

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