R&D Chef

Company Overview
Pulmuone’s mission is a company that creates a healthy future for people and the earth with wholesome foods. Pulmuone Foods USA brands include Nasoya, Wildwood, Emerald Valley Kitchen, Monterey Gourmet Foods, and Cibo Naturals. Pulmuone’s family of brands provide our consumers a wide variety of delicious products that are inspired by contemporary flavor palates and encourage a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Visit www.pulmuonefoodsusa.com to learn more about the company and brands.

Job Summary: The R&D Chef will be responsible for the new concept and flavor development of products that will fit the Pulmuone brand. Using technical and culinary expertise, the chef will create Gold Standard recipes in assigned projects to trigger new product development. The candidate must have Korean food culinary experiences. With knowledge of culinary trends, proficiency in culinary techniques, and familiarity with Korean cuisines, the R&D Chef will bring expertise in flavor development and culinary execution and will be a key part of the Innovation Team.

Job responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Formulate Gold Standard recipes to set target standards
• Generate a multitude of innovative product ideas and recipes to build prototypes according to short term and long-term project goals
• Apply new and trending ingredients and flavors relevant to customer demographics, focus on quality, health, and sustainability
• Maintain acute awareness of trends, restaurant menu, flavor, consumer food products, and comparative products from all major channels; analyze and report findings from competitor product analysis
• Create, innovate, and continuously develop new initiatives from innovation to commercialization and continuously improve quality, process, and cost of existing products
• Thoroughly document the results of recipe development, cook yields, and descriptive qualities
• Organize/maintain R&D kitchen and lab in good/clean condition, propose new techniques, acquire new raw materials, machinery, and tools; maintain necessary inventories
• Support activities related to food shows and sales meetings as assigned
• Travel to manufacturing facilities to support the launch of new products and improvement in production as needed
• Support with administrative work and other duties/projects as assigned

Skills/Qualifications:

• BS preferred in Culinary Arts or equivalent
• 2-3 years as R&D chef for Korean cuisine, with an emphasis on ‘healthy cooking’ preferred
• Bilingual in Korean
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PPT
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed and ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines

We offer competitive pay and benefits package, including health (~80-90% company paid) for employee and dependents, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, company match 401K plan, vacation, floating holidays, and company holidays.

Pulmuone is a global, distributed workforce in four countries. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace people with different experiences, strengths, and backgrounds, who share a passion for making a healthier tomorrow for people and the planet with wholesome foods.