D R Newitt Recruitment
Assistant Development Chef
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Job Title: Assistant Development Chef
Location: Leicester
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and passionate Assistant Development Chef to join a well-established food manufacturing business based in Leicester.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of new products in response to customer briefs, market trends, and internal innovation projects.
- Research ingredients, flavour profiles, cuisines, and emerging food trends to support product development.
- Adapt and scale recipes from kitchen trials to full production volumes.
- Support factory trials and work collaboratively with Production and Technical teams to ensure successful product launches.
- Present product concepts, samples, and ingredient ideas to both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Work closely with production colleagues to maintain product quality, consistency, and manufacturing standards.
- Assist with sourcing ingredients and evaluating suppliers in line with quality and technical requirements.
- Participate in product tastings and quality assessments.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and compliant development kitchen.
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About You
The ideal candidate will be passionate about food and eager to build a career within product development.
You will also have:
- Experience or confidence working across vegan, vegetarian, and meat-based products.
- A strong interest in food trends, ingredients, and culinary innovation.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- The ability to work effectively within both development and production environments.
- Good IT skills, including confidence using Microsoft Excel and business systems.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of quality.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Company pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Staff uniform provided
- Company social events
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
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