Development Chef Job at Olivier Cheng Catering and Events, New York, NY

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  • Olivier Cheng Catering and Events
  • New York, NY

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The product development chef is responsible for assisting the Executive Kitchen team in creating new food products and standardized recipes for production.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Excellent culinary and deep understanding of flavor profiles.   Formal culinary training preferred.
  • Strong experimental discipline focused on maximizing learning efficiently
  • At least 5 years kitchen experience, including both Michelin starred restaurants and high-end caterers.
  • Must be highly creative, innovative and have a willingness to experiment
  • Strong understanding of recipe standardization, batching and finalization for production
  • Knowledge of food science, including ingredient functionality and techniques
  • Excellent taste perception and ability to provide feedback on quality
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Ability to collaborate across the culinary team
  • Proficient in MS Office and recipe software

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:

  • Assist the Executive Chef in the development of new menu items to drive the internal innovation process from culinary perspective
  •   Identifying new trends and new ingredients to incorporate in luxury hospitality brand.
  • Prepare and present samples plates of new products for tasting and feedback
  • Acknowledge cost efficiency of ingredients for profitability or prohibitively
  • Adapt recipes to be scaled for production considering process techniques and shelf life
  • Assist in maintain the recipe data base so that it is current, and information entered correctly
  • Work closely with executive team and sales reps to relay needs and information
  • Ensure food specifications are accurate, compliant, and up to date, including allergen identification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Position requires working on your feet for extended periods at a time. It requires frequent crouching, lifting, and carrying boxes up to 50lb regularly without undue strain. Repetitive arm, hand and wrist movements to accommodate knife skills, mixing, measuring.
  • We have a dedicated test kitchen area. This position requires working in various temperatures including freezer, refrigeration and hot kitchen area. Work is also regularly performed around sharp and potentially hazardous equipment including knives and other culinary equipment.

Job Tags

Full time, Part time,

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