GFIC recruits for a Food&Beverage Company 

 

Chef with Food Ingredients Experience m/f/d

Location: Malta

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• Reporting to the Head of R&D, the Concept and Development Chef supports fast product prototyping which is part of the incubator approach to create and deliver new concepts and their feasibility.

• The Concept and Development Chef, within the project assignments, translates cooking and cuisine understanding into the development of prototypes, products, and application recipes.

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Tasks

Key Accountabilities

Prototyping

• Develop prototypes and test series including the presentation in tasting sessions

• Implement scientific findings, new technologies and processes into culinary prototypes and first feasibility assessments

• Plan and coordinate prototyping and development related activities within the project time plan in a proactive way

• Assist in the scaling up of development prototypes in Bench scale and Pilot Plant

• Present new product ideas including concept prototypes

Lab and kitchen

• Ensure proper functioning of the experimental kitchen, including material supply and maintenance, Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) implementation and internal databases management

• Responsible for maintaining the experimental kitchen in a neat and organized manner by ensuring adequate labeling of samples/ingredients, material stock level maintenance, daily equipment checks

• Responsible for up-keep of experimental kitchen and safety equipment in good order and ensure availability

• Aiding in preparation for tasting sessions

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Requirements

Education

• Gastronomy Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Engineering would be a plus.

Experience

• Vast experience in gastronomy and hospitality industry with leading positions in a kitchen team as Chef de cuisine / Senior Chef

• 3+ years of experience in product development

• Vast experience in the gastronomy and hospitality industry with leading positions in a kitchen team as Chef de cuisine / Senior Chef

• Experiences with cross-functional work of development and production units

• Project management experience

• Knowledge about working in a matrix-like structure

• Good knowledge of MS Office and very good skills in English

Technical skills

• New products creation

• Solid understanding of food science and guiding principles

• Sensory evaluation

• Kitchen and processes management skills

Competencies

• Proven vertical and horizontal communication skills with different stakeholders – Fluent in English

• Team player

• Ability to work on several projects in parallel

• Result driven

• Challenge status quo

Knowledge about food ingredients / industrial raw materials like flavors, fats, oils, starches, and hydrocolloids etc.