What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Development Chef position at CONAGRA?
Do you have a passion for cooking and the desire to design new food products? Are you ready to demonstrate your culinary skills while working for a stable company with a fun work environment and great benefits? If so, we are looking for an Associate Development Chef to join our team in Omaha, Nebraska!
As the Associate Development Chef, reporting to the Development Chef, you will work as part of a cross-functional team to develop new menu concepts for our innovation pipeline within our brand at Conagra. You will focus on creating innovation concepts, identifying culinary trends and menu ideation for these new concepts. Once menus have been created, you will be responsible for gold standard product development and partnering with the product development team to bring these ideas to store shelves. You will also assist in the set-up and execution of product tastings and any internal/external culinary focused events in addition to maintaining essential kitchen operations.
What you'll do in this role:
Drive culinary trends at Conagra Brands through menu ideation, events and culinary-lead trend tastings
Execute and coordinate new innovation and technical tastings
Create gold standard recipes for new innovation and then collaborate with product development and other cross functional partners to work through commercialization of these recipes
Input and maintain formulas on inter-department shared drive
Work with procurement to identify and source new purveyors or specific ingredients to achieve our needs
Maintain inventory of ingredients used in the development process
Work pro-actively to stage ingredients for upcoming development sessions
Work with internal and external groups to arrange social activities
Maintain Kitchen operations (sanitation, maintenance, & organization)
What you'll need to be successful:
Associates degree in Culinary Arts or related degree
2 years basic foodservice experience preferred
Previous experience developing recipes and formulas
Previous experience with ordering, purchasing, sanitation and inventory
Sound culinary skills foundation
Ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization and present to ideas to leadership
Ability to work independently and within a team setting
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
We require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.
This position is usually in the office Monday - Thursday (with some remote flexibility those days). Fridays are usually remote.
Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, 15 vacation days, 6 additional days off and 10 paid holidays. Check out our 401k plan too! Conagra will match 100% up to the first 6% of pay you save. The company will also provide a 3% non-elective contribution to your account regardless of your participation (that's 9%)!
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
- Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
- Wealth: great pay, incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
- Balance: paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
