Development Chef

Role title: Development Chef
Location: Grimsby, Laforey Rd
Salary: Competitive

To support the creation and delivery of innovative,high-quality food concepts that meet customer and consumer expectations. The Development Chef works collaboratively within the NPD team to translate foodtrends and insights into commercially viable, delicious products, maintaining high culinary standards and consistency throughout the development process.

• Support the development and delivery of food concepts that respond to customer briefs, category strategies, and emerging food trends.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Development Chef, NPD Technologists, and Process Teams to bring newideas from kitchen concept to factory-ready product.
• Prepare, test, and refine recipesto ensure exceptional quality, flavour, and visual presentation.
• Participate in customer presentations, tasting panels, and internal reviews, demonstrating passion for great food and attention to detail.
• Maintain a strong awareness offood trends, competitor activity, and innovation across retail andfoodservice sectors.
• Ensure all developments are feasible for manufacture, meeting customer cost, nutritional, and technical standards.
• Support the Senior Development Chef in coaching and sharing best practice within the team.
• Uphold Hilton Foods’ values ofquality, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring consistency across all culinary work.
• Assist in maintaining accurate records, samples, and documentation to support seamless product approval and launch.

• Proven experience as a Development Chef, Junior Development Chef, or Culinary Developer within food manufacturing, food service, orretail.
• Strong culinary background with a passion for flavour, quality, and presentation.
• Awareness of food trends, consumer insight, and innovation processes.
• Understanding of factory processes and scalability considerations.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Confident in presenting food and ideas to internal teams and customers.
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and eager tolearn from senior team members.

• Great package with competitive holiday allowance
• Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity