Culinary Development Specialist

About Us

Established high-volume QSR seeking a Culinary Development Specialist to join our team. We offer a variety of different menus at multiple locations throughout the NY metro area. Creating, innovating, and constantly improving recipes are central to our product development philosophy. Our Culinary Development Specialists work collaboratively to make delicious and unique dishes and detail the method for replicating the process across our multiple locations. If you have a firm understanding of culinary techniques, enjoy working on and can self-manage various projects, and want to help grow one of the largest QSRs in NY, please consider applying.

Position Responsibilities

Culinary Development Specialists are responsible for, but not limited to:

• Menu Development - Product creation, planning, documentation, training
• Recipe Diagnosing - Working through existing recipes to identify areas that can be improved
• Training - Working with our team across multiple locations and departments to educate and train on new products
• Workload Management - Manage a workload spanning across multiple projects and disciplines
• Testing - Working with new and innovative products to evaluate their viability for our operations

Core Competencies

As a Culinary Development Specialist, you will be expected to be fully competent in the following:

• Well-versed in a variety of culinary techniques and understand how to select a method given a specific project objective appropriately
• Able to communicate effectively within a team, as a trainer, and across multiple departments
• Takes initiative to communicate and inform others of important notifications
• Can self-manage workload and prioritize tasks
• Documents accurately when developing recipes, training materials, and instructions
• Can diagnose issues with recipes and procedures, test solutions, and implement changes
• Skilled in both small-batch and large-volume cooking
• Strong and diverse palate with the ability to identify inconsistencies in taste and texture
• Demonstrates leadership when training others and working with coworkers

Requirements

• Degree from a Culinary Arts program or related field OR five years of experience working in a fine dining/equivalent restaurant
• Sample recipes that you have developed
• Examples of task management or organizational tools that you have utilized before
• Extensive knowledge of culinary methods, techniques, and applications