As a Culinary Innovation Chef at Farmer Focus, you'll be at the forefront of great food, crafting new flavors and foods that impress our customers and consumers. Collaborating closely with the sales, marketing and quality teams, you will ideate, conceptualize and develop new food items that expand our culinary reach and grow our business in the prepared foods division. This position requires extensive culinary expertise, which you will draw on to bring to life a wide range of flavors and cuisines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a refined palate, deep understanding of global ethnic cuisines, and a strong interest in and understanding of culinary trends in restaurants and retail, as well as online. Your passion for food and your ability to forge taste profiles that range from authentic global flavors to “Middle America” mass appeal will be instrumental in driving the success of our products in the market. Key Responsibilities: Flavor: Develop “Gold Standard” foods, flavors and recipes that the company can commercialize for the Retail and/or Foodservice channels Innovation & Innovation Process: Managing innovation from Ideation to Commercialization Collaboration: With Marketing, Sales, Operations and R&D to successfully scale and launch new products Budget Management: At the team level on an annual basis; at the project level, understanding innovation retail prices and how to engineer recipes that maximize distribution opportunities and company profits Regulatory Compliance: Understanding of USDA and FDA product regulations, ensuring products meet industry regulations and safety standards Culinary Trends: In conjunction with Marketing and Sales, staying current on culinary trends and flavor adoption cycles Market Visits: Getting in market to better understand culinary trends and opportunities for the company both domestic and global Competitive Evaluations: Provide detailed and actionable evaluations of competitive food items to inform our product development and innovation Presentations: Will present in various settings, including to Executive Leadership, company team members and customers Taste Panels: Conduct internal and external taste panels to refine recipes and ensure viability of new food items Production & Commercialization: Knowledge of production processes and what it takes to commercialize food items; expectation is to learn over time to increase our efficiency in innovation and product development Qualifications: Culinary Arts Degree, and or 5 years operating as Chef 2 years CPG Development experience preferred Passion for food and culinary creativity Stong desire to make your mark on the national food scene Knowledge of global ethnic cuisines Strong leadership and project management skills Excellent communication and organizational skills Understanding of USDA and FDA regulations Understanding of Fully Cooked Poultry Understanding of MAP and Product Shelf-life Farmer Focus is a company dedicated to people, the farmers who grow for us and our team members who work in our state-of-the-art facilities. Whether a general laborer on our breast debone line or an executive, we are committed to creating a workplace that values all our people and offers everyone a chance to grow and thrive. We operate from our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. We plan our work schedules to avoid most Saturday work. We do not run production on Sundays. Join us in our mission to protect generational family farms. We look forward to working with you!  Farmer Focus es una empresa dedicada a las personas, los granjeros que crían para nosotros y a los miembros del equipo que trabajan en nuestras instalaciones con tecnología de última generación. Ya sea usted un trabajador general de nuestra línea de pechuga o un ejecutivo, estamos comprometidos a crear un lugar de trabajo que valore a nuestra gente y ofrezca a todos la oportunidad de crecer y prosperar. Operamos en base a nuestros valores Farmer Focus CARES: Comunidad, Responsabilidad, Respeto, Excelencia y Mayordomía. Mayormente planificamos nuestros horarios evitando trabajar los sábados. No realizamos producción los domingos. Únase a nosotros en nuestra misión de proteger las granjas familiares generacionales. ¡Esperamos trabajar con usted!

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