ABOUT KERRY
More than **Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** people
have careers with Kerry. From Food Science to Manufacturing, our jobs
help nourish and delight consumers around the globe. Kerry is
committed to leading to better in everything we do. We strive for
better taste and nutrition, better sustainability, better career
opportunities and ultimately, a better world.
Everyday millions of people throughout the world consume food or
beverage products containing our taste and nutrition solutions.
As the world leader in taste and nutrition, our Purpose is to Inspire
Food and Nourish Life.
Our Purpose is central to The Kerry Way and serves as our guiding
light on our journey to make it easier and more valuable for customers
to do business with us, as we seek to make a greater, more lasting
difference in the world by inspiring innovative, natural and
sustainable taste and nutrition solutions for consumers, customers,
the industry and the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity for an RD&
A Innovation Chef to join the Kerry Front End Innovation Team in Naas
(with a focus on Plant based products)
_YOU WILL_ play a leading role in the conceptualisation, prototyping
and exploratory development of innovative culinary concepts. Support
the wider RD&
A community and EUM opportunities through pathfinding, partnering or
consulting - leading the development where necessary. A subject matter
expert with deep culinary expertise, and an ability to join the dots
between insight, food craft, science & technology, creating best in
class products.
This is a Permanent Role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provides culinary leadership & support to RD&
A / EUM teams in the completion of key projects. Keeps abreast of
culinary and technical developments and market trends in the food
industry.
* Works on new products, concepts and prototypes leveraging
foundational technologies and building blocks where possible and where
required supports commercialization of opportunities.
* Development of strong foundational technology and use in
application knowledge, acting as a key culinary advisor to other
colleagues in product development, both in the FEI team and across the
RD&
A function.
* Builds scientific knowledge through interactions with other RD&
A personnel and by self-learning, regulatory monitoring, and
application studies. Reviews scientific literature to guide thinking
on specific projects.
* Develops cost efficient robust recipes, processes, and stable
concepts through a thorough understanding of NPD and the fundamental
chemical interactions occurring in food products.
* Ensures concepts meet legislation requirements in the regional or
global markets where sales are expected, including any special
criteria for the relevant category.
* Participates in designated RD&
A projects and ensures appropriate documentation of experimental
trials and outcomes to facilitate scale up and product transfer to
manufacturing.
* Support other FEI team members & the RD&
A community, passing on knowledge where appropriate.
* Facilitates cross functional way of working ensuring all concepts
are developed in line with Taste and Nutrition pillars and growth
strategies.
* Work with the technology business leads on maximizing return from
RDA investments through incremental development within the Technology.
* Where applicable reportee development, ensuring strength and
capability to support business needs.
* Support cross-technology development and creativity to drive
efficiency and delivery of value.
* Ensure best practices are shared and disseminated throughout team
_QUALIFICATIONS_ and skills
* **Apply on the website** years&#**Apply on the website**;
experience in innovation development
* A Culinary or Food Science Degree or equivalent experience
* A highly skilled chef with an ability to create best in class
products across a broad spectrum.
* Works well and with pace in an ambiguous setting, with minimal
direction
* Has a proven ability to independently define research objectives,
review and interpret outcomes of NPD, developing ideas and ways of
applying key learnings to projects
* Proven record of a realistic, practical, and logical, value-based
approach to problem solving across multiple projects
*
_ABILITY TO_ contextualise (make insightful decisions, knowing the
impact on other departments and business overall)
*
_ABILITY TO_ report on complex subject matter in a clear concise
manner that acknowledges a keen understanding of the bigger picture
* Works well with global cross-functional teams
*
_ABILITY TO_ manage time effectively
* Good commercial awareness and an ability to talk through concepts
from a commercial perspective
* Sound understanding & implementation of project management
principles and able to pass them on to colleagues.
Position: ?RD&A Innovation Chef I/II
ABOUT KERRY
More than **Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** people
have careers with Kerry. From Food Science to Manufacturing, our jobs
help nourish and delight consumers around the globe. Kerry is
committed to leading to better in everything we do. We strive for
better taste and nutrition, better sustainability, better career
opportunities and ultimately, a better world.
Everyday millions of people throughout the world consume food or
beverage products containing our taste and nutrition solutions.
As the world leader in taste and nutrition, our Purpose is to Inspire
Food and Nourish Life.
Our Purpose is central to The Kerry Way and serves as our guiding
light on our journey to make it easier and more valuable for customers
to do business with us, as we seek to make a greater, more lasting
difference in the world by inspiring innovative, natural and
sustainable taste and nutrition solutions for consumers, customers,
the industry and the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity for an RD&
A Innovation Chef to join the Kerry Front End Innovation Team in Naas
(with a focus on Plant based products)
_YOU WILL_ play a leading role in the conceptualisation, prototyping
and exploratory development of innovative culinary concepts. Support
the wider RD&
A community and EUM opportunities through pathfinding, partnering or
consulting - leading the development where necessary. A subject matter
expert with deep culinary expertise, and an ability to join the dots
between insight, food craft, science & technology, creating best in
class products.
This is a Permanent Role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provides culinary leadership & support to RD&
A / EUM teams in the completion of key projects. Keeps abreast of
culinary and technical developments and market trends in the food
industry.
* Works on new products, concepts and prototypes leveraging
foundational technologies and building blocks where possible and where
required supports commercialization of opportunities.
* Development of strong foundational technology and use in
application knowledge, acting as a key culinary advisor to other
colleagues in product development, both in the FEI team and across the
RD&
A function.
* Builds scientific knowledge through interactions with other RD&
A personnel and by self-learning, regulatory monitoring, and
application studies. Reviews scientific literature to guide thinking
on specific projects.
* Develops cost efficient robust recipes, processes, and stable
concepts through a thorough understanding of NPD and the fundamental
chemical interactions occurring in food products.
* Ensures concepts meet legislation requirements in the regional or
global markets where sales are expected, including any special
criteria for the relevant category.
* Participates in designated RD&
A projects and ensures appropriate documentation of experimental
trials and outcomes to facilitate scale up and product transfer to
manufacturing.
* Support other FEI team members & the RD&
A community, passing on knowledge where appropriate.
* Facilitates cross functional way of working ensuring all concepts
are developed in line with Taste and Nutrition pillars and growth
strategies.
* Work with the technology business leads on maximizing return from
RDA investments through incremental development within the Technology.
* Where applicable reportee development, ensuring strength and
capability to support business needs.
* Support cross-technology development and creativity to drive
efficiency and delivery of value.
* Ensure best practices are shared and disseminated throughout team
_QUALIFICATIONS_ and skills
* **Apply on the website** years&#**Apply on the website**;
experience in innovation development
* A Culinary or Food Science Degree or equivalent experience
* A highly skilled chef with an ability to create best in class
products across a broad spectrum.
* Works well and with pace in an ambiguous setting, with minimal
direction
* Has a proven ability to independently define research objectives,
review and interpret outcomes of NPD, developing ideas and ways of
applying key learnings to projects
* Proven record of a realistic, practical, and logical, value-based
approach to problem solving across multiple projects
*
_ABILITY TO_ contextualise (make insightful decisions, knowing the
impact on other departments and business overall)
*
_ABILITY TO_ report on complex subject matter in a clear concise
manner that acknowledges a keen understanding of the bigger picture
* Works well with global cross-functional teams
*
_ABILITY TO_ manage time effectively
* Good commercial awareness and an ability to talk through concepts
from a commercial perspective
* Sound understanding & implementation of project management
principles and able to pass them on to colleagues.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
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