Application and Development Chef

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Location- Mumbai
Reporting to: Technical Head - Meat Coating-RDA

 

This role will cater to set up the lab in Mumbai and handle the customer concept presentations for the region.

Our culinary teams are made up of chefs, bakers, baristas, mixologists and more – all passionate about making the very best foods and beverages. Working directly with our insights and product development teams, our culinary experts help you craft and perfect recipes that will nourish your consumers and delight their senses.
The talent and experience of our chefs shines through when you watch them busily creating your dish or beverage in the kitchen. This is where our customers – and our people – get most excited!
They bring a creative passion to the finest details, work alongside food technicians and process technologists and they meticulously craft and refine.

That dedication to culinary excellence is becoming more important than ever. The growth of our 'foodie' culture has seen culinary trends explode. The growing interest in food and beverage is challenging our industry to deliver taste experiences the way the best restaurant chefs, baristas and mixologists do. And our teams are ideally placed and prepared to help you deliver.

Our chefs demand the very best quality when it comes time to test samples. Any element that doesn’t meet their high standards is reviewed and reworked. They won’t let a dish or beverage pass inspection easily. They know they have the tools and expertise needed to deliver excellence, and they always do.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting the development of new products and applications for Kerry’s customers within the Foodservice chains across Mumbai Region.
• Build an in -depth knowledge and understanding of our customer’s needs, supporting the development and delivery of winning solutions for menu growth and development.
• Develop a full understanding of the Kerry portfolio and business capability, and delivery, to support new customer concepts.
• Support high profile internal food events, assisting with equipment organisation, sample preparation and presentation.
• Need to build strong relationships internally and externally.
• To be able to develop recipes that can be made using food manufacturing processes whilst at the same time making sure that these recipes are innovative and creative.
• Knowledge of various cuisines focusing on Culinary with added knowledge of Bakery and Confectionery.
• Able to bring real value to the business by having an innovative mindset / approach as well having a keen eye for detail, being a true team player and being able to be positively self-critical.
• In many instances it is expected to meet tight deadlines, so you will be comfortable in high-pressure situations and able to work effectively.
• There will likely be travel in the job to meet customers.
• Deep knowledge/experiences that goes alongside product / menu costing, sourcing ingredients and knowledge of food trends.

Qualifications and skills

• Min of 10-15 years experience in the Industry with Minimum 5+ years as Development or Innovation Chef in Food company, Ingredient Company or QSR industry.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills Excellent foodservice sector and industry knowledge
• An Accredited Culinary Arts Certification
• Basic Food Hygiene Certification
• Degree in Hotel Management /hospitality