Senior Corporate Chef (Food & Beverage manufacturing)

Baldwin Richardson Foods•Westmont, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role will be based in our Innovation & Culinary center in Westmont, IL. The Senior Corporate Chef will drive the innovation of culinary products and platforms, through commercialization, for the organization. This position will collaborate with internal teams to increase customer opportunities (R&D, Sales, Marketing, Quality, Operations) through development of prototypes and samples. Along with their culinary expertise and passion, they will inspire the organization to be more creative.

Requirements

Associates degree in Culinary Arts, Culinology, or Certified Research Chef.
Five (5+) years of technical product innovation experience.
Experience with commercialization of liquid food products.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

Creates gold standard formulas and bench prototypes across categories:
Beverage Syrups & Aseptic Beverages
Low Water Activity Fillings
Fudges, Caramels, and Particulates
Savory/Emulsified Sauces and Condiments
Collaborates with cross-functional partners to support brainstorming and ideation initiatives for assigned projects. (R&D, Marketing, Sales)
Contribute expertise on flavor development for new and existing products.
Works with their manager to translate key strategic initiatives for all products and customers.
Responsible for staying abreast of industry news and trends to assist with forming product strategies to positively impact the business.
Execute innovation and enhanced capability presentations to customers.
Creates menu/recipes for culinary customer experiences.
Acts as a liaison and articulates customer needs back to organization.
Understand the customer’s operational platforms and develop products to meet their needs.
Assumes responsibility for building and maintaining relationships with key customers and supplier networks.
Participates in product innovation sessions and consumer research sessions where necessary.
Supports organization of culinary kitchen and prep room.
Supports proper sanitation and safety in culinary facilities.
Supports culinary facility to include receiving, stocking, storing, and security of food and other supplies.
Supports maintenance for culinary equipment and machinery.
Supports inventory tracking and preparation for inventory control reports.
Coordinates lab setup and supplies for work sessions and culinary events.

Benefits

You’ll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including a low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

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