Corporate Chef - Northwest Arkansas

Griffith Foods • Springdale, AR

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Griffith Foods is hiring a Corporate Chef to drive business growth by strengthening strategic customer partnerships, leading culinary innovation and commercialization efforts, delivering actionable customer and market insights that influence business strategy, enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction, and representing Griffith Foods as a trusted culinary and innovation partner. This is your opportunity to serve as a strategic culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas, driving culinary innovation, customer collaboration, and business growth.

Requirements

• At least an Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts.
• At least 2 years’ experience in food industry.
• At least 3-5 years Culinary experience.
• Must be able to consume and taste meat, poultry, alternative protein and seafood products that may contain allergens including but not limited to wheat, dairy, and egg.
• Serve Safe sanitation certification.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite in Springdale, Arkansas 4-5 days per week.
• Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 30%.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• Manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

• Serving as the primary culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas
• Leading culinary innovation from concept and prototype through commercialization
• Representing the voice of the customer by identifying priorities, needs, and opportunities
• Translating customer needs into business opportunities through cross-functional collaboration
• Leading customer presentations and project execution, including samples and product refinement
• Building strong customer relationships across Culinary, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, and Operations
• Applying culinary expertise in flavors, ingredients, menu development, and product applications
• Identifying culinary and consumer trends that inspire customer-focused innovation
• Functioning as an independent contributor and shall not have any direct reports

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, PTO, Holiday’s & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree