R&D Chef (Culinary / Bread / Deli)

Job Summary

The Research and Development (R&D) Chef is responsible for the development and improvement of recipes and new product prototypes and processes to ensure that its processes meet the PB food quality and food safety standards. He/She provides food science expertise in designing processes to manufacture new food products on a commercial scale for marketing purposes and meeting sales and SEA region’s import and export regulations.

Job Responsibilities

• Create new recipes, modifying and improving existing recipes through experimentation.
• Plan, manage and run panel sessions and sensory tests on food products.
• Consolidate data gathering for new product specifications.
• Formulate new food production standards and standard operating procedures.
• Make recommendations in the design of new manufacturing processes or to change current equipment or processes.
• Modify new product recipes and ingredient selection while taking note of nutrition, shelf life, and regulations.
• Establish product specifications and documentation.
• Confirm product formulations and other information for constructing product profiles.
• Review methods to improve the quality of new baked products and compliance with food regulations during mass production.
• Develop ideas from preparation processes for marketing purposes.
• Develop product improvements based on sensory testing and
• data.
• Facilitate innovation and lead team leaders to implement change.
• Refine recipe formulation for mass production purposes.
• Review ingredients to meet customer needs and requirements.
• Ability to review alternative ingredients and food preparation processes to meet mass production and compliance needs.
• Make recommendations for changes to new & existing food production processes.
• Organise and conduct Train the trainer and on-the-job training sessions locally and within SEA regions’ production and retail kitchens.
• Follow up on yearly refreshment training schedule
• Troubleshoot production processes to resolve production, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.
• Execute any other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Possesses analytical and problem-solving skills and should be able to work independently.
• Good sensory skills to evaluate flavours and create recipes for new products.
• Excellent knowledge of production systems, food costing, ordering and inventory
• Possess capability to lead, motivate and manage subordinates
• Sound knowledge/understanding of cultural and culinary trends
• Creative in developing and presenting products
• HACCP certified and other food safety regulations are required
• Good command of spoken English
• Any additional language (eg. Korean) would be an added advantage
• PC literate with knowledge in MS Office