Development Chef (NPD)

  • Mach Recruitment Ltd
  • City, Leeds
  • Jun 29, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT CHEF (NPD)

My client, a successful food manufacturer is seeking a Junior New Product Development Chef to join their Leeds based team.

This role is to support the NPD & EPD activity from concept and you will support the process scale up through to launch.

About you:

  • Junior role which will suit a graduate or a qualified chef who wants to get into NPD
  • Eye for innovation and creativity
  • Real passion for food
  • Excellent knowledge of food combinations
  • You must be innovative and challenging thinking
  • Be able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and prioritise your tasks
  • Be a self motivated team player and have excellent communication skills
  • Attention to detail

To be successful:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and work well in a team
  • Enthusiastic and determined, highly self-motivated
  • Willingness to undertake training

Package:

  • Salary £25.5K
  • DAYS - Mon- Fri ( day home working)
  • Hours 8:30am- 4.30pm
  • Pension
  • Development opportunities
  • To start ASAP

Mach Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agent for this vacancy.