Corporate Chef - Northwest Arkansas

Griffith Foods•Springdale, AR

7d•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