Food Innovation Specialist

5 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Home Chef Full time

About Home Chef

Home Chef is a leading meal solutions company with a strong online presence and retail partnerships. Founded in 2013, we're committed to inspiring and enabling people to cook simple, delicious meals, regardless of their schedule.

We're looking for a talented Food Innovation Specialist to join our team. This role will be responsible for creating new recipes for our Tempo meal service, which offers a rotating selection of 20 ready-to-heat meals shipped direct to customers' homes.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience working in a kitchen or professional cooking environment, as well as a culinary degree and prior recipe development experience. They'll be passionate about creating accessible, creative meals that meet our nutritional, cost, and ingredient specifications.

In this role, you'll be part of a cross-functional team collaborating with chefs, marketers, and other stakeholders to develop meals that drive customer satisfaction and sales growth.

As a Food Innovation Specialist, you'll be responsible for:

  • Conceiving and creating new recipes that meet our nutritional, cost, and ingredient specifications
  • Collaborating with other chefs to improve and test each other's dishes
  • Taking extensive feedback on meal accessibility and flavors and incorporating it into recipes
  • Working with cross-functional partners to expand and refine our pantry of ingredients
  • Driving customer ratings and satisfaction through data analysis and continuous improvement

Our ideal candidate will be a pragmatic next-level thinker who can innovate ideas and implement them effectively. They'll also possess strong verbal communication skills, a willingness to receive feedback, and an understanding of current nutrition, food, and food industry trends.

We offer a competitive estimated salary of $75,000-$90,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. If you're passionate about creating healthy meal solutions and driving business growth, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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