Product Development Chef - Culinary Innovation
Key Skills for This Role
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• Culinary degree/certificate, or equivalent professional culinary experience required.
• Food Science, Culinology, Hospitality, Nutrition, or related education is preferred.
• American Culinary Federation or RCA Certification is a plus
Experience
• 4+ years of relevant culinary experience in foodservice, restaurant operations, hospitality, product development, or related field.
• Experience developing recipes, menu applications, consumer products, or customer-focused culinary solutions across retail or foodservice segments preferred.
• Customer presentations, commercialization, culinary training, media, or brand activation experience is a plus.
Special Skills
• Strong culinary fundamentals, recipe development, flavor innovation, food presentation, and product storytelling.
• Knowledge of product development and commercialization processes.
• Project management, time management, problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and work effectively in a team environment.
• HACCP certification and membership in a professional culinary or food science association preferred.
Computer Skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and virtual collaboration or presentation tools.
Communication Skills
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, customer presentation, and on-camera communication skills.
Supervisory Responsibilities
• No direct supervisory responsibility. May provide project leadership and mentorship to cross-functional team members.
Travel
• Up to 60% travel based on assignment and business needs.
Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:
Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all current P or M level candidates.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Referral Payout Eligible:
For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
CCPA Notice. If you are a California resident, and would like to learn more about what categories of personal information we collect when you apply for this job, and how we may use that information, please read our CCPA Job Applicant Notice at Collection, click here.
Qualifications
- Culinary degree/certificate, or equivalent professional culinary experience required.
- Food Science, Culinology, Hospitality, Nutrition, or related education is preferred.
- American Culinary Federation or RCA Certification is a plus
- 4+ years of relevant culinary experience in foodservice, restaurant operations, hospitality, product development, or related field.
- Experience developing recipes, menu applications, consumer products, or customer-focused culinary solutions across retail or foodservice segments preferred.
- Customer presentations, commercialization, culinary training, media, or brand activation experience is a plus.
- Special Skills
- Strong culinary fundamentals, recipe development, flavor innovation, food presentation, and product storytelling.
- Knowledge of product development and commercialization processes.
- Project management, time management, problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to influence without direct authority and work effectively in a team environment.
- HACCP certification and membership in a professional culinary or food science association preferred.
- Computer Skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and virtual collaboration or presentation tools.
- Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal, written, organizational, customer presentation, and on-camera communication skills.
- Supervisory Responsibilities
- No direct supervisory responsibility. May provide project leadership and mentorship to cross-functional team members.
- Travel
- Up to 60% travel based on assignment and business needs.
- Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all current P or M level candidates.
- For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.
- The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
- Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
- CCPA Notice. If you are a California resident, and would like to learn more about what categories of personal information we collect when you apply for this job, and how we may use that information, please read our CCPA Job Applicant Notice at Collection, click here.
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