Overview
Why Greencore?
We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.
We are looking for a Head Chef to join us on an 8 week FTC Mon – Thurs 8:30-5pm (flexible). This is a site based role out of our Wisbech site, with occasional travel to Boston.
Role Purpose:
As the Culinary Lead, you will be at the forefront of our commitment to `Great Food,’ serving as a beacon of creativity and inspiration for our product development team. You’ll not only champion culinary excellence but also build lasting food credibility with our valued customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide food innovation direction for product development for relevant product categories and customers aligned to the direction from the Future Food Team to ensure Greencore remain at the forefront of food and ingredient trends
- Working in conjunction with the Future Food team to drive the food knowledge, ingredients and skills via information sharing and workshops driving the great food culture across the development team and relevant manufacturing sites
- Provide creative food leadership challenging and pushing boundaries of conventional development to deliver differentiated products whilst understanding and challenging operational and technical capabilities
- Ensure all product development kitchens are run in a professional safe manner
- Build relationships with key customer contacts to drive the development of market leading products whilst creating reputation of great food and innovation
- Work in collaboration with the Future Food team to deliver specific category food innovation workshops to showcase the food innovation vision to support strategy presentations
- Hands on product development to assist with product development briefs as required following NPD procedures to ensure products are launched right first time and are of repeatable sustainable quality
- Leading the team to deliver development that improves our sustainability position through data tracking and reporting
- Manage team performance and personal development utilising GWG and LMF systems
What We’re Looking For:
- Exceptional Culinary Expertise: Demonstrated through top-tier restaurant training and relevant manufacturing knowledge, showcasing your ability to blend creativity with practicality.
- Proven Track Record: Evidence of turning innovative food ideas into commercially successful products while setting new trends.
- Leadership Skills: Experience mentoring and developing teams, building strong customer relationships, and driving food credibility.
- Presentation Prowess: Proficiency in creating and delivering compelling presentations that captivate both internal teams and external stakeholders.
What You’ll Get in Return:
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Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
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Generous holiday allowance.
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Pension scheme (up to 8% matched contribution).
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Company share save scheme.
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Access to exclusive Greencore employee discounts.
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Greencore Qualifications and ongoing development opportunities.
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Full access to our Wellbeing Centre platform.
Contract – Full-Time
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 2RD
